[Title 32 CFR I]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2002 Edition]
[Title 32 - NATIONAL DEFENSE]
[Chapter V - DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY]
[Subchapter D - MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND NATIONAL CEMETERIES]
[Part 552 - REGULATIONS AFFECTING MILITARY RESERVATIONS]
[Subpart I - Physical Security of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives--Fort]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
32NATIONAL DEFENSE32002-07-012002-07-01falsePhysical Security of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives--FortISubpart INATIONAL DEFENSEDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYMILITARY RESERVATIONS AND NATIONAL CEMETERIESREGULATIONS AFFECTING MILITARY RESERVATIONS
Subpart I--Physical Security of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives--Fort
Lewis, Washington
Source: 56 FR 25040, June 3, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
Sec. 552.112 Purpose.
To provide enhanced security for the protection of arms, ammunition,
explosives (AA&E) and sensitive items at Fort Lewis.
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Sec. 552.113 References.
This regulation is to be used in conjunction with the following:
(a) AR-190-11 with Forces Command and Training Command Supplement 1
(Physical Security of Arms, Ammunition and Explosives).
(b) AR 190-13 with Forces Command and Training Command Supplement 1
(The Army Physical Security Program).
(c) Fort Lewis Regulation 210-1 (Installation Fort Lewis Post
Regulations).
(d) Headquarters Fort Lewis Form 816 (Registration of Personal
Firearms).
Sec. 552.114 Violations.
Violations of the provisions of this regulation are subject to
disciplinary actions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice,
judicial action as authorized by state or federal law, or administrative
action as provided by controlling regulation.
Sec. 552.115 Applicability.
This regulation is applicable to all Active Army, Reserve Officer
Training Corps (ROTC), U.S. Army Reserve (USAR), and Army National Guard
(ARNG) units training and/or assigned/attached to Fort Lewis and its
sub-installations. This regulation also applies to tenant units/
activities stationed on Fort Lewis. It is also applicable to all
persons, both military and civilian, who reside on or who otherwise
enter Fort Lewis Military Reservation for whatever reason.
Sec. 552.116 Privately owned weapons--security.
Privately owned arms and ammunition will be secured in the manner
required for military weapons and ammunition but separate from military
arms, ammunition, and explosives (AA&E) items.
Sec. 552.117 Disposition of Commander's Letter of Authorization.
The unit commander's written approval to withdraw privately owned
weapons from the unit arms room will be attached to the record of the
next weekly arms, ammunition, and explosive (AA&E) inventory. Following
is a Sample Request for Authorization to Withdraw Weapon from Arms Room:
Office Symbol___________________________________________________________
Date____________________________________________________________________
Memorandum for Commander of unit concerned, Fort Lewis, WA 98433
Subject: Request Authorization to Remove Privately Owned Firearm/Weapon
from the Unit Arms Room
1. Request authorization to remove the following firearm/weapon
registered in my name from the arms room. The firearm/weapon is a ------
---- (type) and serial number is ----------------.
2. The firearm/weapon will be removed on ---------- (date) and
returned on ---------- (date).
3. The reason for removal is
._______________________________________________________________________
(Name/rank/unit/signature of individual making request)
Office Symbol 1st End SFC Jones/mmm/telephone CDR, Unit
concerned, Fort Lewis, WA 98433
FOR (individual making request plus complete address) Approval is
granted.
(Signature block of authorizing official)
Sec. 552.118 Issuance from unit arms room.
When privately owned weapons are withdrawn from the arms room, DA
Form 3749 (Equipment Receipt), will be turned in and the weapon will be
signed out on Headquarters Fort Lewis Form 938 (Weapons/Ammunition and
Sensitive Item Issue and Turn-In Register). The armorer will provide the
owner with a copy of Headquarters Fort Lewis Form 816 (Registration of
Personal Firearms), which will remain with the weapon at all times. When
the weapon is turned back in to the arms room, the HFL Form 816 will be
turned in also.
Sec. 552.119 Registration and storage.
(a) All types of personal weapons to include rifles, shotguns,
handguns and antique firearms owned by personnel residing on Fort Lewis
Military Reservation will be registered at the Weapons Registration
Office, Law Enforcement Command, within 72 hours (three working days)
after signing in to his/her permanent unit of assignment. HFL Form 816,
Registration of Personal Firearms, will be completed in
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triplicate. The unit commander is responsible for verifying proof of
legal ownership paperwork on all data entered on HFL 816. The Military
Police Weapons Registration Section will retain two copies of the
completed registration form and issue one copy to the individual to be
retained with the weapon at all times. The Weapons Registration Section
will forward one copy of the form to the individual's unit commander.
The commander's copy of the registration will be maintained in the unit
arms room for personnel storing personal weapons in the unit arms room.
When an individual possessing a personal weapon transfers (intra-
installation), the losing commander will ensure that HFL Form 816 is
forwarded to the gaining commander. The gaining commander will ensure
that the individual re-registers the personal weapon within 72 hours
(three working days). The commander of 525th Replacement Detachment is
responsible for the storage of personal weapons of newly arriving
personnel, temporarily assigned to the unit. Personnel residing off post
who wish to bring personal weapons on post are also required to register
those weapons. Weapons registration forms (HFL 816) will be turned in at
the Weapons Registration Section when clearing post. Upon any sale or
transfer of a registered weapon, the transaction will be immediately
reported within 72 hours (three working days) to the Registration
Office. For additional guidance on weapon registration, refer to Fort
Lewis Regulation 210-1.
(b) All soldiers are required to inform the unit commander if they
are storing privately owned weapons within a 100 mile radius of Fort
Lewis. Soldiers residing off-post must inform the unit of the location
of the weapon(s). Those weapons must be registered if they are to be
brought onto the installation for any type of authorized use.
(c) Privately owned weapons of soldiers residing in the unit
billets, Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ), or Bachelor Officer Quarters
(BOQ), will be stored in the assigned unit arms room under the following
provisions:
(1) Commanders may authorize their personnel who reside in billets,
BEQ or BOQ to store privately owned weapons in the off post quarters of
another member of his/her unit or in the quarters of immediate family
members residing in the area.
Family members will be considered sponsors for paragraph (b) (2)
thru (5) of this section.
(2) A unit member who resides off post may sponsor a maximum of one
unit member who resides in billets, BEQ or BOQ for storage of privately
owned weapons.
(3) Request to store weapons off post must be submitted in writing
to the unit commander, indicating the name, exact address and phone
number of the proposed unit sponsor. Request must be accompanied by a
written authorization from the sponsor to store the weapons, and a copy
of HFL 816. Request must be kept on file in the unit arms room until
legal disposition of the weapon is presented to the unit commander.
(4) Civilians (except for immediate family residing in the area) and
military dependents will not be considered as sponsors to store
privately owned weapons for military members.
(5) Unit commanders have the responsibility to verify the off post
location for off post storage requests and ensure that military members
comply with both local and state laws governing possession and use of
privately owned weapons.
(d) Weapons stored in unit arms rooms may be issued to registered
owners only for authorized hunting or participation in authorized target
practices or matches. Request for issue of a privately owned weapon from
the arms room must be in writing indicating the inclusive dates and
times, reasons and serial number of weapon for issue. Weapons stored in
the unit arms rooms may not be issued to anyone other than the
registered owner.
(e) Properly registered privately owned weapons may be kept at the
owners assigned government family quarters if approved in writing by the
unit commander. One copy of the completed HFL Form 816 will be
maintained on file in the unit arms room. Intra-post transfer rules as
stated in paragraph (a) of this section apply.
(f) Privately owned weapons with a maximum of 100 rounds of
ammunition (per weapon) may be stored in the unit
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arms room. Weapons and ammunition will be stored separately. The owner
of a privately owned weapon will be issued a hand receipt when the
weapon and/or ammunition is turned in to the arms room. The owner will
return the hand receipt when the weapon and/or ammunition is removed
from the arms room for any reason.
(g) Weapons cancellation and installation clearance will be as
follows:
(1) Commander will ensure that privately owned weapons registered
with Weapons Registration Section are de-registered during the
outprocessing or when legally disposed of.
(2) Individuals who register a privately owned weapon and legally
dispose of the weapon while it is still registered will surrender the
registration certificate to the Weapons Registration Section at the time
of disposal along with appropriate disposition documents.
Sec. 552.120 Possession and control.
(a) Possession of weapons on the post by civilians is prohibited
with the following exceptions:
(1) Engaged in authorized hunting.
(2) Engaged in authorized target practice.
(3) Engaged in authorized and organized shooting matches.
(b) Request for authorization for these exceptions will be submitted
in writing to the Commanding General, I Corps and Fort Lewis. Prior
coordination for the use of ranges will be made through the Range
Control Officer or Range Scheduling. Civilians who fail to comply with
this regulation are subject to charges of Trespassing, Unlawful
Discharge of a Firearm, and other criminal offenses as applicable.
(c) Military or civilian personnel are not authorized to bring
personal weapons into field training sites.
(d) Carrying of concealed privately owned weapons by either military
or civilian personnel is prohibited while on the Fort Lewis Military
Reservation regardless of whether a state or county permit has been
obtained. For the purpose of this regulation, a concealed weapon is any
instrument used or designed to be used in an offensive or defensive
manner which is carried in such a way as to be hidden from ordinary
view. Folding knives with a blade of three inches or less are
specifically excluded from this definition. Request to carry concealed
weapons will be submitted in writing, with full what and why
justification, to the Commanding General, I Corps and Fort Lewis,
through appropriate channels.
Sec. 552.121 Possession or retention of prohibited weapons.
Prohibited weapons are defined as:
(a) Any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as a sling
shot, sand club, metal knuckles, spring blade knife, or any knife from
which the blade is automatically released by a spring mechanism or other
mechanism or other mechanical device, or any knife having a blade which
opens, falls, or is effected into position by force of gravity or an
outward thrust or centrifugal movement, or any knife with a blade with a
length in excess of three inches. This does not include knives designed
for and used during hunting and fishing activities. However, such knives
may only be carried while participating in those activities. The
possession of knives kept in quarters and designed for the use in the
preparation of food is authorized.
(b) Any incendiary devices, military ammunition and/or explosives.
(c) Any weapons not legally obtained.
(d) Any instrument commonly used in the practice of martial arts,
for example, a nunchaku, except during the legitimate martial arts
training. If martial arts use is authorized, storage of these
instruments during nontraining periods will be in a location other than
the arms room, as designed by the unit commander for soldiers residing
in troop billets, BEQ or BOQ. Martial arts instruments may be stored in
assigned government family quarters during nontraining periods.
(e) Any weapons on which the name of the manufacturer, serial number
of identification have been changed, altered, removed or obliterated
unless done for legitimate repair or part replacement.
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Sec. 552.122 Personnel not authorized to possess or retain personal weapons.
(a) Possession, retention or storage of personal weapons or
ammunition by person(s) described below is prohibited:
(1) Any person who has been convicted in any court of a crime of
violence. For the purpose of this regulation, a crime of violence is one
in which the use of force or threat of force is an element.
(2) Any person who is a fugitive from justice.
(3) Any person who has been convicted in any court of the
possession, use, or sale of marijuana, dangerous or narcotic drugs.
(4) Any person who is presently declared as mentally incompetent or
who is presently committed to any mental institution.
(5) Any civilian, or other than a military family member or a law
enforcement officer authorized to carry the weapon under state or
federal law, while on Fort Lewis or a sub-installation, except while
hunting or engaged in authorized target practice or an organized match,
unless specifically authorized in writing by the Commanding General, I
Corps and Fort Lewis.
(b) Any person under the age of eighteen is prohibited from the use
of firearms unless accompanied and supervised by a parent or legal
guardian.
(c) Delivery of a personal handgun to persons known to be under the
age of twenty-one, persons known to have been convicted of a crime or
violence, persons known to be a drug abuser or under the influence of
drugs, persons known to be an alcoholic or currently under the influence
of alcohol or a person known to be of unsound mind, is prohibited.
Sec. 552.123 Storage of personal weapons other than firearms or handguns.
Privately owned weapons, such as knives, swords, air guns, BB guns,
cross bows, pellet guns, bow and arrows, of personnel residing the unit
billets will be stored in a separate locked container, within a secured
storage area designated for this purpose by the unit commander, in a
location other than the unit arms room.
Sec. 552.124 Transportation of privately owned weapons and ammunition.
(a) Privately owned firearms and ammunition will be transported in
the following manner:
(1) Weapons, other than weapons being transported into Fort Lewis
for the first time, may be carried in vehicles only when traveling to
and from an authorized hunting area during hunting seasons or enroute to
or from authorized target practice and matches.
(2) The carrying of loaded privately owned weapons in a vehicle is
prohibited.
(3) Privately owned weapons carried in a vehicle will be secured in
the trunk or encased and carried in such a manner that they will not be
readily available to the driver or passenger.
(b) Personnel who remove privately owned weapons from Fort Lewis or
sub-installations will comply with applicable Federal, state, and local
laws pertaining to the ownership, possession and/or registration of
weapons.
Sec. 552.125 Disposition of confiscated weapons.
Commanders will maintain confiscated weapons in the unit arms room
pending final disposition. They will provide written notification of the
circumstances or loss or recovery of such weapons and a complete and
accurate description of the weapon to Commander, I Corps and Fort Lewis,
ATTN: AFZH-PMS-P, Fort Lewis, WA 98433-5000. A copy of this notification
will be maintained with the weapon pending final disposition.