8.64 Firearms-Unlawful Shipment or Transportation (18 U.S.C. Sec. 922(g))

• Category: Federal - Jury Instructions - 9th Circuit - Criminal
• State: Multi-State
• Control #: US-JURY-9THCIR-8-64-CR
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Sample Jury Instructions from the 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. http://www3.ce9.uscourts.gov/jury-instructions/ 8.64 Firearms-Unlawful Shipment or Transportation (18 U.S.C. Sec. 922(g)) is a federal law that prohibits persons who are subject to certain federal prohibitions from knowingly shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing any firearm or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce. These persons include: felons, fugitives, drug users, persons who have been adjudicated as mentally defective, those who have been dishonorably discharged from the armed forces, those who have renounced their US citizenship, those who are subject to certain domestic violence restraining orders, and those who are unlawfully in the US. The different types of 8.64 Firearms-Unlawful Shipment or Transportation (18 U.S.C. Sec. 922(g)) are as follows: 1. Felons: Persons convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year. 2. Fugitives: Persons who have fled from any State to avoid prosecution for a crime or to avoid giving testimony in any criminal proceeding. 3. Drug Users: Persons who are illegally or unlawfully in the possession of a controlled substance. 4. Mentally Defective Persons: Persons who have been adjudicated as mentally defective or have been committed to a mental institution. 5. Dishonorably Discharged Persons: Persons who have been discharged from the armed forces under dishonorable conditions. 6. Renounced US Citizens: Persons who have renounced their US citizenship. 7. Domestic Violence Restraining Orders: Persons who are subject to certain domestic violence restraining orders. 8. Unlawful US Residents: Persons who are unlawfully in the US.

8.64 Firearms-Unlawful Shipment or Transportation (18 U.S.C. Sec. 922(g)) is a federal law that prohibits persons who are subject to certain federal prohibitions from knowingly shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing any firearm or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce. These persons include: felons, fugitives, drug users, persons who have been adjudicated as mentally defective, those who have been dishonorably discharged from the armed forces, those who have renounced their US citizenship, those who are subject to certain domestic violence restraining orders, and those who are unlawfully in the US. The different types of 8.64 Firearms-Unlawful Shipment or Transportation (18 U.S.C. Sec. 922(g)) are as follows: 1. Felons: Persons convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year. 2. Fugitives: Persons who have fled from any State to avoid prosecution for a crime or to avoid giving testimony in any criminal proceeding. 3. Drug Users: Persons who are illegally or unlawfully in the possession of a controlled substance. 4. Mentally Defective Persons: Persons who have been adjudicated as mentally defective or have been committed to a mental institution. 5. Dishonorably Discharged Persons: Persons who have been discharged from the armed forces under dishonorable conditions. 6. Renounced US Citizens: Persons who have renounced their US citizenship. 7. Domestic Violence Restraining Orders: Persons who are subject to certain domestic violence restraining orders. 8. Unlawful US Residents: Persons who are unlawfully in the US.