Highlights:
- There are no background check requirements on private gun sales in Arkansas.
- 18 is the minimum age for people buying guns from private sellers in Arkansas.
- You can technically sell long guns to people under 18 in Arkansas, but only with consent of a parent, guardian, or similar supervisor.
- Arkansas has preemption of gun laws, so most of the rules for gun sales are found in state and federal legislation.
- Cash for Arms can give private sellers a good gun sale experience and some of the top market prices for used guns in Louisiana.
Step 1: Learn the Arkansas Gun Sale Laws
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Private Gun Sales Are Legal
Even people who aren’t Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) can sell guns in Arkansas. Such people are called private sellers.
Background Checks Aren’t Required
While federal law requires FFLs to do background checks on gun buyers, it doesn’t do the same to private sellers.
So, as long as you’re not an FFL, you can sell a gun in Arkansas without running a background check on your buyers.
Permits to Purchase Aren’t Required
Arkansas doesn’t require gun buyers to have purchase permits or weapon carry licenses. It’s perfectly legal to sell to people without those.
There Are No Waiting Periods
Arkansas allows you to sell a gun and physically transfer it to the buyer on the same day. There are no laws for waiting periods on gun sales in the state.
Sale Reports and Records Are Optional
There are no laws requiring private gun sellers to keep records of or report gun sales in Arkansas. You can make your own records, but rest assured that it’s not obligatory.
18 Is Generally the Minimum Age to Buy
To buy a gun from a private seller in Arkansas, a person has to be at least 18.
You can sometimes sell long guns (but not handguns) to people under 18 in the state, however. This is if one of the following has provided consent for it:
- The minor’s parent
- The minor’s guardian
- A person responsible for the general supervision of the minor’s welfare
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Step 2: Do or Get a Gun Appraisal
Now that you know the basic laws to follow, it’s time to price your gun. If you’re selling to private buyers, this will help you create your listing. If you’re selling to FFLs, it will help you evaluate offers.
Here are your options for this:
- Look up the sale prices of listings with similar guns on GunBroker.com.
- Ask a local FFL to appraise it. Some of them will charge a price for this, however.
- Ask us to appraise it. We’ll do it for free and online!
If you’re going with one of the latter two options, unload and clean your gun first. The first thing will keep the appraiser safe; the second will help you get a better appraisal value.
Step 3: Choose Your Gun Buyer
Option 1: Cash for Arms
You can sell guns to Cash for Arms if these are your chief concerns as a seller:
- Great market prices, often higher than even private parties’ offers
- Fast offers within an hour of submitting your gun for sale
- Multiple payment methods to choose from
- A remarkably low-effort sale process
- The security of selling to FFLs
The only possible downside is that you have to ship your gun (on our dime, though!). Some people don’t like the idea of putting guns in shipping.
How to Sell Your Gun to Cash for Arms:
- Submit its description on our website.
- Take our offer and send the gun to us with our prepaid shipping labels.
- Collect your payment in your preferred method.
Cash for Arms also offers liquidation services in Arkansas if you're looking to offload a large amount of guns.
Option 2: Arkansas Gun Stores
You can sell guns to brick-and-mortar gun stores in the state if you want these:
- Face-to-face transactions with actual FFLs
- Up-front payment, typically in cash
The downsides are that you won’t get much and will still have to do legwork to get offers. You have to drive your gun to each gun store to get an offer and they’ll usually be low. Some gun stores will even offer you only half the value of your gun.
How to Sell Your Gun to an Arkansas Gun Store:
- Contact gun shops nearby to ask if they’d like to see your gun.
- Drive the unloaded gun to the shops interested in it for an appraisal.
- Collect as many offers as you can and don’t be afraid to negotiate.
- Sell the gun to the gun store offering you the most money.
Option 3: Arkansas Pawnbrokers
You can sell guns to local pawn shops with FFLs if you’re interested in these:
- Face-to-face transactions with actual FFLs
- Up-front payment, typically in cash
As you see, they offer much the same thing as gun stores. Unfortunately, they also offer the same drawbacks with an added one: they pay even less than gun shops!
To sell to a pawn shop, follow the steps we provided for selling guns to gun shops. Just replace the gun shops with pawn shops, of course.
Option 4: Private Buyers in Arkansas
You can sell guns to private buyers in Arkansas if you’re interested in these:
- Higher sale prices than local gun stores or pawn shops
- The chance to set your own sale terms
So, what’s the catch of this option? That it’s possibly the most time-consuming path, since you have to advertise your gun and find buyers yourself. You also have to vet your own buyers for legal reasons (but we’ll go over how later).
How to Sell Your Gun to an Arkansas Private Buyer
- Create a listing of the gun with clear details, e.g. its make, model, finish, etc.
- Publish the listing where Arkansas buyers can see it. Here are some suggestions:
- Local ranges’/gun clubs’ posting boards Most ranges and clubs will allow it. Ask first before putting up your flyer or ad.
- Firearmstalk.com - This has an Arkansas section and allows classifieds. Mind that the moderators require your account to be of a certain age to post listings.
- Arkansashunting.net - Use the Trading Post forum of the website.
- Arguntrader.com - Specifically for gun sales and trades in the state.
- Wait for serious offers (if you followed Step 2 of this guide, you should recognize low-balling for your item now).
- Check that your buyers are local and of age by asking for a state-issued ID.
- Exclude anyone who’s on this list of people who can’t buy guns in Arkansas:
- Felony convicts whose cases weren’t dismissed or expunged
- Anyone with a guilty or nolo contendere plea to a felony charge
- Convicts of certain misdemeanors of domestic violence
- People subject to certain restraining or protective court orders
- Anyone adjudicated to be mentally unwell
- Anyone dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces
- Anyone committed involuntarily to a mental facility
- Illegal users or addicts of controlled substances
- People who have renounced US citizenship
- Choose the eligible buyer with the best offer and settle sale details.
- Meet your buyer at a safe, public place for the transaction.
Option 5: Buyers at Arkansas Gun Shows
You can sell your gun to people at Arkansas gun shows if these are your concerns:
- Easy access to multiple potential buyers through proximity
- A venue where you can meet-and-greet other gun enthusiasts while selling
The downside is that you have no guarantee you’ll meet someone interested in your gun. A lot of attendees don’t even go to gun shows to buy. Gun shows also aren’t available at all times. Some may even get canceled at the last moment!
How to Sell Your Gun at an Arkansas Gun Show
- Check local publications to find gun shows happening in your area. You can also try this page, which compiles gun shows scheduled in Arkansas.
- Unload and clean your gun to prepare it for transport to the gun show.
- Drive to the gun show and talk to attendees (both dealers and private parties) to see if anyone wants to buy your gun.
- Screen your buyers to check if they’re eligible to buy the gun.
- Finalize your terms and do the sale at the gun show itself.
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Conclusion
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