Ammunition and magazine laws in Arkansas

We have not been able to check Arkansas's ammunition and magazines laws yet: its official code isn't freely available online.

What we searched

https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2019R%2FPublic%2FACT1051.pdf (§§ 5-73-104, 5-73-109)
https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2005%2FPublic%2FACT1994.pdf (§ 5-1-102(4), (6))
Arkleg Code Sections Amended index, Titles 5 and 20, sessions 2013R-2026S1 (https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/CodeSection?section=5&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R and equivalents) (5-73 sections)
Arkleg full-text Acts search, sessions 2001R-2026S1 (https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/Search?tbExactPhrase=...) for 'ammunition', 'armor piercing', 'metal-piercing'
arkleg full-text bill search https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Search?tbExactPhrase=... (all sessions 1995-2026, plus 1987-1994 sessions separately): "ammunition to a minor", "armor-piercing" (none); 1987-1994 sessions "ammunition" (only 1989 HB1049 armor-piercing ban, not enacted; 1993 Act 1100 local preemption)

No 1987-2026 act restricts ammunition sales (1989 armor-piercing bill died); § 5-73-109 covers firearms/deadly weapons only; pre-1987 Code provisions (Lexis-only) not searchable.

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Federal

These apply in every state.

18+No seller (licensed or not) may sell or deliver handgun ammunition to anyone under 18.

18 U.S.C. 922(x)(1), (x)(5) · draft

Exact text

(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile—
(A) a handgun; or
(B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun.
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(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term "juvenile" means a person who is less than 18 years of age.

BannedDon't mail live ammunition, primers or gunpowder through USPS; use a ground carrier that accepts limited-quantity ammunition.

USPS Publication 52, 341.22 (Small Arms Ammunition) · draft

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Small Arms Ammunition: Ammunition is classified as a Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, or 1.4 explosive, depending on the degree of hazard. Ammunition that is regulated as a Class 1 explosive and designed to be fired from a pistol, revolver, rifle, or shotgun, as well as associated primers and blank cartridges (including those designed for tools) and propellant powder for use in any firearm, is prohibited from mailing.
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Shotgun Hulls, Empty Casings, Nonmetallic Shotgun Hulls, or Casings Without Primers: These articles are not classified as explosives or hazardous materials under 49 CFR and, therefore, are mailable, subject to the applicable mailing rules (refer to 224).