FILED
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF VERMONT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JULY 18, 2025
FOR THE
DISTRICT OF VERMONT
In the Matter of:
Firearms Policy for the United States Courthouses
Within the District of Vermont
GENERAL ORDER NO. 126
At the Court Security Committee meeting held on December 10, 2024, the
Committee approved the following firearms policy to be enforced in the United
States Courthouses within the District of Vermont:
1. General Rule. Except as otherwise provided in Section
3 hereof, no person (including any local, state, or federal
law enforcement officer) other than the United States
Marshal, Deputy United States Marshals, United States
Probation Officers, Court Security Officers, Federal
Protective Service Officers or Contract Guards, shall
carry a weapon in the district's federal courthouses.
2. Depositing of Weapons. Except as otherwise provided
herein or unless otherwise specifically authorized by the
United States Marshal or his designee, all law
enforcement officers shall deposit any weapon with the
United States Marshals Service Comi Security Officers
gun lockers at the screening post immediately upon
entering the courthouse or at the United States Marshals
Service gun lockers located in the prisoner sallyport.
3. Exceptions. Any law enforcement officer may be
authorized to carry firearms in the courthouse as follows:
a) With the prior written approval of the United States
Marshal, or their dcsignee;
