O106.1 Possession or Unregistered Firearm
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.
- Instruction
- O106.1
- Statute
- 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 724
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant knowingly possessed a firearm; [and]
(2) the firearm was not registered to the Defendant in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record[.] [; and]
[(3) the Defendant knew of the specific characteristics or features of the firearm that made it subject to registration under the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.]
Related practice page
Machine Guns & Unregistered NFA Firearms in Miami
Official source: Official PDF, page 724
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.