Criminal Jury Instructions Chapter 10

Weapons Offenses

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• 10.1 Carrying a Concealed [Weapon] [Firearm] [Electric Weapon Or Device] § 790.01, Fla. Stat.
• 10.2 [Open Carrying of a Handgun] [or][Carrying a Concealed Weapon or Firearm] in a Prohibited Place § 790.06(12), Fla. Stat.
• 10.3 Persons Engaged in Criminal Offense Having [Weapon] [Electric Weapon or Device] [Concealed Weapon] [Firearm] [Concealed Firearm] §§ 790.07(1) and (2), Fla. Stat.
• 10.4 Open Carrying of a [Firearm] [Electric Weapon or Device] 790.053(1), Fla. Stat.
• 10.5 Improper Exhibition of a [Weapon] [Firearm] § 790.10, Fla. Stat.
• 10.6 Discharging a Firearm [in Public] [on Residential Property] § 790.15, Fla. Stat.
• 10.6(a) Discharging Firearm from a Vehicle Within 1,000 Feet of a Person § 790.15(2), Fla. Stat.
• 10.6(b) Driver or Owner of a Vehicle Knowingly Directing Another to Discharge a Firearm from the Vehicle § 790.15(3), Fla. Stat.
• 10.7 [Reserved]
• 10.7(a) Possessing, Throwing, Making, Placing, Projecting, or Discharging a Destructive Device § 790.161(1), Fla. Stat.
• 10.7(b) Possessing, Throwing, Making, Placing, Projecting, or Discharging a Destructive Device [With Intent to do] [Bodily Harm] [Property Damage]] [Resulting in Disruption of [Governmental Operations] [Commerce] [the Private Affairs of Another Person]] § 790.161(2), Fla. Stat.
• 10.7(c) Possessing, Throwing, Making, Placing, Projecting, or Discharging a Destructive Device Resulting in [Bodily Harm to Another Person] [Property Damage] § 790.161(3), Fla. Stat.
• 10.7(d) Possessing, Throwing, Making, Placing, Projecting, or Discharging a Destructive Device Resulting in Death § 790.161(4), Fla. Stat.
• 10.8 Threat to Throw, Place, Project, or Discharge Any Destructive Device § 790.162, Fla. Stat.
• 10.9 False Reports Concerning the [Placing or Planting of a Bomb, Dynamite, Other Deadly Explosive, or a Weapon of Mass Destruction] [Use of Firearms in a Violent Manner Against a Person § 790.163(1), Fla. Stat.
• 10.10 False Reports Concerning [The Placing or Planting of a Bomb, Dynamite, Other Deadly Explosive, or a Weapon of Mass Destruction] [An Act of Arson or other Violence] To Property Owned by the State [or Any Political Subdivision] § 790.164(1), Fla. Stat.
• 10.11 Furnishing [Firearm] [Weapon] to Minor [or] [Furnishing Dangerous Weapons to Person of Unsound Mind] § 790.17, Fla. Stat.
• 10.12 Dealer Selling Arms to Minors § 790.18, Fla. Stat.
• 10.13 Shooting or Throwing a [Missile] [Stone] [Hard Substance] [At] [Within] [Into] [In] A[n] [Building] [Vehicle] [Vessel] [Aircraft] § 790.19, Fla. Stat.
• 10.14 Possession of a [Short-Barreled] [Short-Barreled Shotgun] [Machine Gun] § 790.221, Fla. Stat.
• 10.15 Convicted Felon Carrying a Concealed Weapon or Convicted Felon Possessing [a Firearm] [Ammunition] [An Electric Weapon or Device] § 790.23, Fla. Stat.
• 10.15(a) Possession Of [A Firearm] [An Electric Weapon or Device] [Ammunition] [Or] [Carrying a Concealed Weapon] by a Person Under the Age of 24 Who Has Been Found Delinquent of an Offense that would be a Felony if Committed by an Adult § 790.23(1)(b) or (1)(d), Fla. Stat.
• 10.15(b) [Possession of [a Firearm] [Ammunition] [an Electric Weapon or Device]] [or] [Carrying a Concealed Weapon] by a Person Who Met the Criteria in § 775.084(1)(d) and § 790.235(2) Fla. Stats. § 790.235, Fla. Stat.
• 10.16 Using a Firearm While under the Influence § 790.151, Fla. Stat.
• 10.17 Use of a BB Gun by a Person under 16 [§ 790.22 Reserved]
• 10.18 [Altering or Removing Firearm Serial Number with Intent to Disguise True Identity] [Possession of Sale or Delivery of Firearm with Serial Number Altered or Removed] § 790.27, Fla. Stat.
• 10.19 Use of A Self-Defense Weapon § 790.054, Fla. Stat.
• 10.20 [Care] [Custody] [Possession] [Control] of [A Firearm] [Ammunition] While a Final Injunction for [Domestic Violence] [Stalking] [Cyberstalking] is in Effect § 790.233(1), Fla. Stat.
• 10.21 Improper Exhibition of a [Weapon] [Firearm] [At a School-Sponsored Event] [On School Property] [On a School Bus] [At a School Bus Stop] [Within 1,000 Feet of a School] § 790.115(1), Fla. Stat.