diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/ConstantWeapon.cs b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/ConstantWeapon.cs
index 7e4eaf1d5..26027ca4b 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/ConstantWeapon.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/ConstantWeapon.cs
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ public class ConstantWeapon : Weapon, IProgressBehavior, IEventBehavior
     public override bool Execute(float dt)
     {
         base.Execute(dt);
+        if (_firing && !StanceAllowsFire)
+        {
+            // Safed: shooter has a target and hasn't declared hostility toward it.
+            _firing = false;
+            OnStopFiring?.Invoke();
+            return false;
+        }
         if (_firing)
         {
             if (!Entity.TryConsumeEnergy(Evaluate(_data.Energy) * dt))
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/InstantWeapon.cs b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/InstantWeapon.cs
index cf50f7494..b5f5d2dec 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/InstantWeapon.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/InstantWeapon.cs
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ public class InstantWeapon : Weapon, IProgressBehavior, IEventBehavior
 
     protected void Trigger()
     {
+        // Safed: shooter has a target and hasn't declared hostility toward it.
+        if (!StanceAllowsFire) return;
+
         // If 1 ammo is consumed per burst, perform ammo and energy consumption here
         // UseAmmo returns false when triggering reload; cancel firing if that is the case
         if(_data.SingleAmmoBurst && (!Entity.TryConsumeEnergy(Energy) || !UseAmmo())) return;
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/LockWeapon.cs b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/LockWeapon.cs
index c27e51af7..665471184 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/LockWeapon.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/LockWeapon.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class LockWeapon : InstantWeapon
             _target = Entity.Target.Value;
         }
 
-        if (Entity.Target.Value != null && Entity.Target.Value.IsHostileTo(Entity))
+        if (Entity.Target.Value != null && Entity.IsHostileTo(Entity.Target.Value))
         {
             LockSpeed = Evaluate(_data.LockSpeed);
             SensorImpact = Evaluate(_data.SensorImpact);
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/Weapon.cs b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/Weapon.cs
index 417751b4c..5e5636f00 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/Weapon.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/Behaviors/Weapon.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ public abstract class Weapon : Behavior, IActivatedBehavior
     {
         get => _firing;
     }
-    
+
+    // Single shared fire gate for player and AI shooters alike: weapons are safed by the
+    // shooter's OWN declared stance toward its target, not the target's stance toward the shooter.
+    // With no target set, behaviour is unchanged (nothing to be safe about).
+    public bool StanceAllowsFire => Entity.Target.Value == null || Entity.IsHostileTo(Entity.Target.Value);
+
     public Weapon(WeaponData data, EquippedItem item) : base(data, item)
     {
         _data = data;