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Step 1
Be 21 years old to apply for a CCW permit.
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Step 2
Complete an application packet for a Concealed Handgun Permit from the Arkansas State Police. They can be reached at: Concealed Handgun Permit Administrator, Arkansas State Police, 1 State Police Plaza Drive, Little Rock, AR 72209, or you can download the application and instructions from the Arkansas State Police website at www.asp.state.ar.us.
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Step 3
Submit the completed application, payment for the license fee, payment for the fingerprint fee, a full set of fingerprints and a waiver to allow the police to access your medical records. The permit is good for four years and a renewal fee will be charged at that time.
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Step 4
Provide a letter of reference from the circuit judge, county sheriff or prosecuting attorney of your county stating that you are free of any recent felony convictions if the background check shows any felony convictions more than 10 years old.
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Step 5
Read Opinion No. 2003-244 at www.state.ar.us that allows city and county parks to prohibit firearms. Arkansas state law also generally prohibits concealed handguns in police stations, jails, courthouses, polling places, government buildings, sporting events, bars, schools, airports and churches. A premises owner also may post a sign readable from 10 feet stating that handguns are prohibited.
