# 18 Pa.C.S. § 6302: Sale or lease of weapons and explosives

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C63_S6302

## Section

- **Citation:** 18 Pa.C.S. § 6302
- **Heading:** Sale or lease of weapons and explosives
- **Jurisdiction:** Pennsylvania
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** PA Code / Title 18 / Chapter 63 / Section 6302

## Text

(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if he sells or causes to be sold or leases to any person under 18 years of age any deadly weapon, cartridge, gunpowder, or other similar dangerous explosive substance.

(b) Exception.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not prohibit hunting by minors under 18 years of age permitted under Title 34 (relating to game). (July 8, 1986, P.L.442, No.93, eff. July 1, 1987) Cross References. Section 6302 is referred to in section 6105 of this title.

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