Altered or Removed Firearm Serial Number

Elements marked AND are cumulative. Elements marked OR identify statutory alternatives; one applicable alternative must be established when that theory is charged. Conditional elements apply only to the identified statutory track.

1. Element 1

   AND — Required

   Alteration/removal track — required

   For the alteration/removal track, the defendant knowingly altered or removed the manufacturer's or importer's serial number from a firearm.

   Plain language: The defendant knowingly changed or removed the firearm's serial number.

2. Element 2

   Conditional

   Alteration/removal track — also required

   For the alteration/removal track, the defendant acted with intent to disguise the firearm's true identity.

   Plain language: The serial-number alteration or removal was intended to conceal the firearm's identity.

3. Element 3

   OR — Alternative

   Possession / sale / delivery track — one applicable alternative

   For the possession, sale, or delivery track, the defendant knowingly sold, delivered, or possessed a firearm whose manufacturer's or importer's serial number had been unlawfully altered or removed.

   Plain language: The defendant knowingly possessed, sold, or delivered a firearm with an unlawfully altered or removed serial number.