Originalist Scholarship · Second Amendment
Peaceful noncompliance. Founding principles. Clear-eyed originalism.
Restoring the right to keep and bear arms — one principle at a time.
2026-08-01 · originalism
An officer who attempts to enforce an unconstitutional statute acts without legal authority and may be resisted like any other trespasser. His commission is no protection.
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Officials who swore an oath to support the Constitution are not merely permitted to refuse unconstitutional gun laws — they are required to oppose them. Enforcement is a violation of the oath.
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Free Americans in the founding era did not ask the government for permission to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment was written to forbid the government from requiring it.
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