Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§4050 Secure Firearms Storage
Title 18 › Part III— PRISONS AND PRISONERS › Chapter 303— BUREAU OF PRISONS › § 4050
Summary
The Director of the Bureau of Prisons must make sure each prison chief gives staff a secure place outside the secure perimeter to store firearms or allows a Director‑approved vehicle lockbox. Employees may carry concealed firearms on premises outside the secure perimeter. "Employee" means a BOP qualified law enforcement officer; "firearm" and "qualified law enforcement officer" are defined in 926B.
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Title 18, §4050
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(a)In this section—
(1)the term “employee” means a qualified law enforcement officer employed by the Bureau of Prisons; and
(2)the terms “firearm” and “qualified law enforcement officer” have the meanings given those terms under section 926B.
(b)The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall ensure that each chief executive officer of a Federal penal or correctional institution—
(1)(A)provides a secure storage area located outside of the secure perimeter of the institution for employees to store firearms; or
(B)allows employees to store firearms in a vehicle lockbox approved by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; and
(2)notwithstanding any other provision of law, allows employees to carry concealed firearms on the premises outside of the secure perimeter of the institution.
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18 U.S.C. § 4050
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60