Arkansas Firearm Laws
- Background Check Required?
- Private Sale: No, not required in private sales between unlicensed individuals.
- Licensed Dealer: Yes, federally licensed dealers must conduct a background check through the NICS system.
- Waiting Period: None.
- Registration Requirement: None.
- Permit Required (to purchase): None.
- Concealed Carry Permit: Not required (permitless carry is allowed), though permits are available.
- Magazine Capacity Limits: None.
- Assault Weapons Limits: None.
Source: 18 U.S.C. § 922(t), Ark. Code § 5-73-120
Prohibited from Purchasing
- Unlawful users of or persons addicted to controlled substances.
- Fugitives from justice.
- Anyone adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution.
- Convicted felons.
- Anyone subject to a qualifying court order restraining them from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child.
- Anyone who renounced U.S. citizenship.
- Minors.
- Aliens illegally in the country or admitted under a non-immigrant visa.
- Anyone dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces.
- Anyone convicted of a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence.
