Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Sebastian County. Fort Smith is the old frontier fort city on the Arkansas River, a manufacturing and logistics town at the edge of the Ouachitas. Sebastian County dealers take transfers and Arkansas adds no permit or wait.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Arkansas law allows.
A stripped or complete lower receiver is the serialized part of an AR-15 and is a firearm under federal law, so it follows the rules below exactly as a complete rifle does; lower parts kits, triggers, stocks and grips ship to your door. Arkansas has no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. The firearm ships to the Arkansas dealer you name at checkout. The dealer runs the federal background check when you complete ATF Form 4473. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun from a dealer, 18 for a long gun.
Dealers in these communities all work for Fort Smith-area buyers:
Arkansas law, clarified in 2021, allows adults 18 and over who are not prohibited to carry a handgun openly or concealed without a licence. Courthouses, schools, polling places and posted property stay off limits. The concealed handgun carry licence and enhanced licence are issued by the Arkansas State Police and add reciprocity and access to some posted places.
Arkansas divides the state into numbered deer zones; modern gun season opens on the second Saturday in November, with muzzleloader in October and December and archery from late September. Feral hogs may be taken year-round on private land; the rules on public land are tighter. Centerfire rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and handguns are legal, and bag limits differ by zone.
Sebastian County sits on the Arkansas River at the Oklahoma line with the Ouachita National Forest to the south; modern gun opens the second Saturday in November.
The Ouachita National Forest is the public hunting ground, and the Camp Robinson range near Little Rock is the nearest Game and Fish rifle facility.
These ranges are run by or officially listed by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest. Most ask for a hunting licence, a range permit or a small day fee, and hours change with the season, so check the agency page before you drive out to zero a new build.
Source: State wildlife agency, state forest and U.S. Forest Service public range listings, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Van Buren, Greenwood, Barling, Fort Smith or anywhere in Sebastian County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. The dealer runs the federal check when you complete ATF Form 4473 and you leave once it clears.
Yes. Adults 18 and over who are not prohibited may carry openly or concealed. The State Police still issues licences for travel.
The second Saturday in November, with length and bag limits set by the deer zone around Sebastian County.
With the right upper, in most states yes. Where the state limits deer rifles to straight-walled cartridges, a .350 Legend or .450 Bushmaster upper on the same lower is the answer.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our buying guide and check with Arkansas State Police (concealed handgun carry licences) or a local attorney about your own situation.