[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1203b.107]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1203b_SECURITY PROGRAMS; ARREST AUTHORITY AND USE OF FORCE BY NASA 

SECURITY FORCE PERSONNEL--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 1203b.107  Use of firearms.



    (a) If it becomes necessary to use a firearm in any of the 

circumstances described in Sec. 1203b.106, NASA security force 

personnel shall comply with the following precautions whenever possible:

    (1) Give an order to halt before firing.

    (2) Do not fire if shots are likely to harm innocent bystanders.

    (3) Shoot to stop.

    (b) Warning shots are not authorized.

    (c) In the event that a security force officer discharges a weapon 

while in a duty status:

    (1) The incident shall be reported to the Installation Chief of 

Security who, in turn, will report it to the NASA Security Office as 

expeditiously as possible, with as many details supplied as are 

available.



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    (2) The officer shall be promptly suspended from duty with pay or 

reassigned to other duties not involving the use of a firearm, as the 

Installation Director or the Associate Administrator for Management 

Systems and Facilities deems appropriate, pending investigation of the 

incident.

    (3) The cognizant Installation Director, or for incidents occurring 

at NASA Headquarters, the Associate Administrator for Management Systems 

and Facilities, shall appoint an investigating officer to conduct a 

thorough investigation of the incident. Additional personnel may also be 

appointed, as needed to assist the investigating officer. Upon 

conclusion of the investigation, the investigating officer shall submit 

a written report of findings and recommendations to the appropriate 

Installation Director or the Associate Administrator for Management 

Systems and Facilities.

    (4) Upon conclusion of the investigation, the Installation Director 

or the Associate Administrator for Management Systems and Facilities, 

with the advice of Counsel, shall determine the disposition appropriate 

to the case.

    (d) Firearms will be periodically inspected and kept in good working 

order by a qualified gunsmith. Ammunition, holsters, and related 

equipment will be periodically inspected for deterioration and kept in 

good working order. Firearms and ammunition will be securely stored 

separately in locked containers. Firearms will not be stored in a loaded 

condition. Neither firearms nor ammunition will be stored in the same 

containers as money, drugs, precious materials, or classified 

information. NASA Headquarters and each Installation shall adopt 

procedures for the maintenance of records with respect to the issuance 

of firearms and ammunition.



[57 FR 4926, Feb. 11, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 5263, Jan. 21, 1993]