Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6112 (2026)

Retail dealer required to be licensed.

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§ 6112. Retail dealer required to be licensed.

No retail dealer shall sell, or otherwise transfer or expose for sale or transfer, or have in his possession with intent to sell or transfer, any firearm as defined in section 6113(d) (relating to licensing of dealers) without being licensed as provided in this chapter.

(June 13, 1995, 1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1024, No.17, eff. 120 days; Apr. 22, 1997, P.L.73, No.5, eff. 60 days)

Cross References. Section 6112 is referred to in section 6113 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1977–2025 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Schilling, 431 A.2d 1088 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1981).

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Commonwealth v. Schilling, 431 A.2d 1088 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1981). “§ 6111, and the requirement that retail dealers be licensed, 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 6112, 6113, would otherwise overlap and contradict the previously mentioned rules and restrictions of 18 Pa.”

Commonwealth v. Fassnacht, 369 A.2d 800 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1977). “; 18 Pa.C.S. § 6112 et seq.; 35 P.S. § 1271 et seq.”

Timothy King v. Attorney Gen. United States (3rd Cir. 2019). “§ 6108 ; (3) unlawfully selling firearms, in violation of 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6111 ; (4) selling firearms as a retail dealer without a license, in violation of 18 Pa.”

Crawford, S., Aplts. v. Commonwealth (Pa. 2024). “See 18 Pa. C.S. § 6112 (“Retail dealer required to be licensed”); 18 Pa.”

G. Schmidt v. Col. C. Paris, Comm'r. PSP (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2025). “” 18 Pa.C.S. § 6112. 5 (a) General rule.--The chief or head of any police force or police department of a city, and, elsewhere, the sheriff of the county, shall grant to reputable applicants licenses, in [the] form prescribed by the Pennsylvania State Police, effective for three…”

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