Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-9-117. Award of pistol upon retirement or death of a certified law enforcement officer employed by the division

(1) The certified law enforcement officer;  or

(2) The certified law enforcement officer's spouse if the spouse is eligible under applicable state and federal laws to possess a firearm.

(b)(1) A certified law enforcement officer employed by the division or a state-funded law enforcement training academy may retain his or her pistol he or she carried at the time of his or her retirement from service.

(2) If the certified law enforcement officer dies while he or she is employed by the division or a state-funded law enforcement training academy, his or her spouse may receive or retain the pistol carried by the certified law enforcement officer at the time of his or her death, if the spouse is eligible under applicable state and federal laws to possess a firearm.