Arkansas § 5-73-205 - Presumption of offensive or aggressive purpose.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 5-73-205 — Presumption of offensive or aggressive purpose., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-73-205. Presumption of offensive or aggressive purpose.
Possession or use of a machine gun is presumed to be for an offensive or aggressive purpose: When the machine gun is on premises not owned or rented for bona fide permanent residence or business occupancy by the person in whose possession the machine gun may be found; When in the possession of or used by an unnaturalized foreign-born person or a person who has been convicted of a crime of violence in any court of record, state or federal, of the United States of America, its territories or insular possessions; [Repealed.] When empty or loaded pistol shells of 30 (.30 in. or 7.63 mm.) or larger caliber which have been or are susceptible of use in the machine gun are found in the immediate vicinity of the machine gun. A machine gun is exempt from the presumption of offensive or aggressive purpose if: The machine gun has been registered to a corporation in the business of manufacturing ammunition or a representative of the corporation under the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. § 5801 et seq., or the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. § 921 et seq.; The machine gun is being used primarily to test ammunition in a nonoffensive and nonaggressive manner by the corporation or the corporation's representative that the machine gun is registered to; and The corporation or the corporation's representative is not prohibited from the possession of a firearm by any state or federal law.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Arkansas § 5-73-205
What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 5-73-205 cover?
Section 5-73-205 ("Presumption of offensive or aggressive purpose.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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