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Arkansas Transporting Firearms Laws (2026)
Permitted: No license is needed to carry a loaded handgun in a vehicle in Arkansas if you are 18 or older and may lawfully possess one.
No license is needed to carry a loaded handgun in a vehicle in Arkansas if you are 18 or older and may lawfully possess one. It is a crime only if you intend to use it unlawfully against a person, and your personal vehicle and a journey are presumed lawful. K-12 school property is off limits (Class D felony), and the statute's exception for a vehicle in school parking areas and drop-off zones is written for license holders only.
Official source: dps.arkansas.gov →
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Transporting Firearms in states bordering Arkansas
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- LouisianaPermitted
No permit is needed to carry a handgun in your private vehicle if you are 18 or older and may lawfully have one. …
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: lsp.org · Full Louisiana rule →
- MississippiPermitted
Mississippi doesn't require a permit: anyone 18 or older may carry a concealed handgun within a motor vehicle anywhere in the state.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov · Full Mississippi rule →
- MissouriPermitted
Anyone 19 or older, or 18 or older if in or honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces, may carry a lawfully possessed handgun in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle without a permit. Younger people must keep the firearm unloaded with ammunition not readily accessible, or keep the firearm itself not readily accessible.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
- OklahomaConditional
At 21 or older, or 18 to 20 with military service, you may transport a handgun in a vehicle loaded or unloaded, concealed or open, if you may legally own a firearm. At 18 to 20 without military service, the firearm must be unloaded. If an officer demands it during a stop or arrest, you must say you have a firearm in the vehicle (citation up to $100).
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: oklahoma.gov · Full Oklahoma rule →
- TennesseePermitted
In Tennessee, anyone who is not prohibited may carry or keep a loaded handgun anywhere in a privately owned vehicle, without a permit.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
- TexasPermitted
In Texas, someone who is not engaged in criminal activity and not prohibited may carry a handgun in their own motor vehicle without a permit — concealed, or openly in a holster if they are 21 or older.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: guides.sll.texas.gov · Full Texas rule →
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