14.12 Firearms—Delivery to Carrier Without Written Notice (18 U.S.C. § 922(e))

           The defendant is charged in [Count _______ of] the indictment with delivery of a firearm to a carrier without written notice in violation of Section 922(e) of Title 18 of the United States Code.  For the defendant to be found guilty of that charge, the government must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:  

            First, the defendant knowingly [delivered] [caused to be delivered] to [specify carrier] a package or other container in which there was [specify firearm] [specify ammunition];  

            Second, the package or container was to be [[shipped] [transported]] [[from one state to another] [between a foreign nation and the United States]]; 

             Third, the package or container was to be [shipped] [transported] to a person who was not licensed as a firearms dealer, manufacturer, importer, or collector; and  

            Fourth, the defendant did not give written notice to [specify carrier] that there was [specify firearm] [specify ammunition] in the package or container.  

Comment  

            See Comment in 14.1 (Firearms). 

Revised May 2020