AR Carry laws?

[Smith]

Hey guys. I may be moving to back to Arkansas and am looking for some good to the point info on AR carry/gun laws. I do have my TN HCP and know that it's honored, but just curious as to what laws may be different.

So far I know this:

- no church carry

- no government buildings (State or Federal)

- no sporting events

- no schools etc.

BTW - AR is for Arkansas not Armalite Rifle!

[Guest FlyntG]

I certainly thought your were talking about totin' ur EBR

anyway, heres a site:

NRA-ILA ::

and another:

Carry Concealed

and 'nuther

USA Carry - Open and Concealed Carry Information and Community

hope that helps

[Guest db99wj]

Razorback2003 is from Arkansas and seems to be really up on the laws. Might shoot him a pm.

[Fallguy]

http://www.handgunlaw.us/states/arkansas.pdf

AR is Must Notify to LEOs

Off Limits places:

(1) Any police, sheriff's, or Department of Arkansas State Police station;

(2) Any Arkansas Highway Police facility;

(3) Any buildings of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, or onto grounds adjacent to such buildings, except that this subdivision (a)(3) shall not apply to rest areas and weigh stations of the department;

(4) Any detention facility, prison, or jail;

(5) Any courthouse;

(6) Any courtroom, except that nothing in this subchapter shall preclude a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or determining who will carry a concealed weapon in his courtroom;

(7) Any polling place;

(8) Any meeting place of the governing body of any governmental entity;

(9) Any meeting of the legislature or a committee thereof;

(10) Any building wherein a state office is located;

(11) Any athletic event not related to firearms;

(12) Any portion of an establishment, except a restaurant as defined in § 3-9-402, licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises;

(13) Any portion of an establishment, except a restaurant as defined in § 3-9-402, in which beer or light wine is consumed on the premises;

(14) Any school, college, community college, or university campus building or event, unless for the purpose of participating in an authorized firearms-related activity;

(15) Inside the passenger terminal of any airport, except that no person shall be prohibited from carrying any legal firearm into the terminal if the firearm is encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft;

(16) Any church or other place of worship; or

(17) Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law.

(18) Any place where a parade or demonstration requiring a permit is being held, and the licensee is a participant in the parade or demonstration; or

(19) (A) Any place at the discretion of the person or entity exercising control over the physical location of the place by placing at each entrance to the place a written notice clearly readable at a distance of not less than ten feet (10¢) that “carrying a handgun is prohibitedâ€

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(i)

If the place does not have a roadway entrance, there shall be a written notice placed anywhere upon the premises of the place.

(ii)

In addition to the requirement of subdivision (19)(

(i) of this section, there shall be at least one (1) written notice posted within every three (3) acres of a place with no roadway entrance.

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A written notice as described in subdivision (19)(A) of this section is not required for a private home.

(D)

Any licensee entering a private home shall notify the occupant that the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun.

( (1) In addition to the places enumerated in this section, the carrying of a concealed handgun may be disallowed in any place in the discretion of the person or entity exercising control over the physical location of such place by the placing of a written notice clearly readable at a distance of not less than ten feet (10') that the "carrying of a handgun is prohibited."

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2)

Provided, no sign shall be required for private homes, and any licensee entering a private home shall notify the occupants that he is carrying a concealed handgun.

© No license issued pursuant to this subchapter shall authorize the participants in a parade or demonstration for which a permit is required to carry a concealed handgun.

"Restaurant" means: any public or private place, without sleeping accommodations and that place:

(A) Is kept, used, maintained, advertised, and held out to the public or to a private or restricted membership as a place whose primary function and purpose is to take orders for and to serve food and food items;

( Actually serves full and complete meals prepared in a fully equipped and sanitary kitchen and prepared from uncooked foods for service to and for consumption by its guests or members on the premises;

© Has a seating capacity of at least fifty (50) people;

(D) Has employed a sufficient number and kind of employees to prepare, cook, and serve suitable foods to its guests or members;

(E) On Sundays, serves alcoholic beverages on-premises only, in conjunction with meals;

(F) Serves food on all days of operations;

(G) Maintains separate sales figures for alcoholic beverages; and

(H) Has gross sales of sixty percent (60%) or more from the sale of food, food items, and nonalcoholic beverages, or, in the case of excursion boats, has gross sales of sixty percent (60%) of their gross income from boat rental fees and sales of food and nonalcoholic beverages.

[Guest Ssmo]

Must inform home owners when entering there home.

[Guest 270win]

There were a few changes that are not noted in that post.....now you can carry in buildings where a state office is located but not a state office itself...whatever that means. Other than that it is pretty much the same.....you can carry on school property but not the buildings...as in you can walk across a university campus but not carry in a building..even to take a quick bathroom break. Very stupid. Churches are off limits when carrying on a license...you must CONCEAL your handgun again when carrying on a license. You may conceal or openly carry when going to and from or while hunting.......and you may carry however you wish when on a journey...both without a license.

Long guns are not considered weapons (these are handguns, knucks, knives made for stabbing, clubs, blackjacks) under state law as far as 'carrying a weapon with intent to use it as a weapon' is concerned. There are basically no laws as to how they can or can't be carried. If you like a fully loaded shotgun in your truck.......then you can with or without a license. There is no law against walking down the street with one...but then again I've never done it....it does make life simpler when going to the range, hunting, fishing...no unloading before putting it in your vehicle crap or empty chamber garbage like in Tennessee. I used to keep a loaded long gun in my vehicle in college...and a few kept them in dorms....we were breaking school policy but not state law...big difference from TN because they aren't 'weapons' in Arkansas.