§ 5-73-109 - Furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor. - Arkansas Statutes

5-73-109. Furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor.

(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.