Facility Policies

A. This chapter governs the use of force and items which inflict force, such as firearms. This chapter is relevant to combatives and civil personnel with legal access to a firearm.

B. Foundation Personnel have a privilege of self-defense and may possess firearms they legally own as outlined in the Civil Firearm Regulations.

This section outlines the circumstances and manner in which personnel can defend themself with force.

A. Foundation Personnel may defend themself with their fists or any weapon they can legally possess.

B. If no combatives are present, Foundation Personnel may defend themself when:

1. Someone is actively and illegally attacking you with a weapon or fists.

2. A rogue individual in your immediate vicinity is indiscriminately attacking others.

3. You are being dangerously approached by someone infected with SCP-008 or 409.

4. A Class-D or hostile GOI in your immediate vicinity is threatening you with a weapon, attacking other personnel, or attacking you.

C. Foundation Personnel must not seek confrontation so they may defend themself, but have no duty to retreat, and may stand their ground in the above situations.

This section regulates the possession and use of firearms by non-combative Foundation Personnel.

A. You may only carry a firearm provided by a gamepass you own. Foundation Personnel must not pick up weapons dropped by others.

B. Foundation Personnel must handle their firearm in a safe manner, and only use their firearm in situations permitted in Section 2.C. You must not:

1. Discharge your firearm in any situation that is not valid self-defense.

2. Unholster and aim your firearm in any situation that is not valid self-defense, regardless of whether it is aimed at another person or not.

3. Brandish your firearm, holstered or otherwise, near any Security Class 4+ under Delta-1 protection.

This section regulates non-lethal (handcuffs, beanbag shotgun, pepper spray, etc.) and lethal force (firearms, explosives) by combative departments.

A. Any force may be used on Class-Ds as regulated by the Class-D Solitary & Termination Criteria.

B. Given all other measures have been exhausted, Class-Ds being used as cover by armed rioters may be shot through to terminate the rioters.

C. Lethal force may be used on any individual to prevent imminent death, containment breach, or massive site disruption. Apprehension of rogue personnel should be prioritized.

D. Combatives may use force and apprehend any individual threatening site security and safety, regardless of their intent. Examples include:

• Someone actively trespassing as dictated in Chapter 2: Locations.

• Someone operating facility or containment controls unauthorized or in an unsafe manner, etc.

E. Combatives may kill another downed combative for a tactical advantage, referred to as "mercy kill" or "tactical heal."

F. MTF unit Delta-1 may use any necessary force to protect their VIP, as governed by their internal regulations.

G. MTF unit Eta-9 may use any necessary force to effectively protect, contain, and maintain the pacification of SCPs, as governed by their internal regulations.