Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-15-302. Award of pistol upon retirement or death of a deputy county sheriff

(1) The deputy county sheriff; or

(2) The deputy county sheriff's spouse if the spouse is eligible under applicable state and federal laws to possess a firearm.

(b)(1) A county sheriff may retain his or her pistol he or she carried at the time of his or her retirement from service.

(2) If the county sheriff dies while he or she is still in office, his or her spouse may receive or retain the pistol carried by the county sheriff at the time of his or her death if the spouse is eligible under applicable state and federal laws to possess a firearm.