Uniform Code of Military Justice
Article 237. Unauthorized Weapons Handling.
(a) A person subject to this Code is guilty under this Article when the person knowingly handles, carries, stores, transfers, loads, unloads, or manipulates a firearm, explosive weapon, or other dangerous military weapon in a materially unauthorized manner and thereby creates a substantial risk of death, bodily harm, theft, loss, or accidental discharge.
(b) A minor technical deviation that creates no substantial risk does not constitute an offense.
(c) A person guilty under this Article shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.