# Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-125: Interstate sale and purchase of shotguns, rifles, and ammunition

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-125
- **Heading:** Interstate sale and purchase of shotguns, rifles, and ammunition
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 5 / Chapter 73 / Subchapter 1 / Section 5-73-125

## Text

(a) The sale of shotguns and rifles and ammunition in this state to residents of other states is authorized under regulations issued by the United States Attorney General under the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. § 921 et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2009. (b) A resident of this state may purchase a rifle, shotgun, or ammunition in another state as expressly authorized under the regulations issued under the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. § 921 et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2009. Acts 1969, No. 159, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-3174, 41-3175; Acts 2009, No. 487, § 1.

(a) The sale of shotguns and rifles and ammunition in this state to residents of other states is authorized under regulations issued by the United States Attorney General under the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. § 921 et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2009.

(b) A resident of this state may purchase a rifle, shotgun, or ammunition in another state as expressly authorized under the regulations issued under the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. § 921 et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2009.

Acts 1969, No. 159, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-3174, 41-3175; Acts 2009, No. 487, § 1.

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