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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare
Chapter 73 - Weapons
Subchapter 1 - Possession and Use Generally
§ 5-73-109. Furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor
Universal Citation: AR Code § 5-73-109 (2017)
- (a) A person commits the offense of furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor if he or she sells, barters, leases, gives, rents, or otherwise furnishes a firearm or other deadly weapon to a minor without the consent of a parent, guardian, or other person responsible for general supervision of the minor's welfare.
- (b)
- (1) Furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor is a Class A misdemeanor.
- (2) However, furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor is a Class B felony if the deadly weapon is:
- (A) A handgun;
- (B) A sawed-off or short-barrelled shotgun, as defined in § 5-1-102;
- (C) A sawed-off or short-barrelled rifle, as defined in § 5-1-102;
- (D) A firearm that has been specially made or specially adapted for silent discharge;
- (E) A machine gun;
- (F) An explosive or incendiary device, as defined in § 5-71-301;
- (G) Metal knuckles;
- (H) A defaced firearm, as defined in § 5-73-107; or
- (I) Another implement for the infliction of serious physical injury or death that serves no common lawful purpose.
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