O106.2 Possession of Firearm having Altered or Obliterated Serial Number
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
- O106.2
- Statute
- 26 U.S.C. § 5861(h)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 725
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 the firearm described in the indictment at the time and place charged in the indictment;
(2) the firearm’s serial number had been [obliterated] [altered]; and
(3) the Defendant knew that the serial number had been [obliterated] [altered].
Related practice page
Altered Serial Numbers & Ghost Guns in Miami
Official source: Official PDF, page 725
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.