[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1203b.107]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1203b_SECURITY PROGRAMS; ARREST AUTHORITY AND USE OF FORCE BY NASA 
 
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]