Originalist Scholarship · Second Amendment
Peaceful noncompliance. Founding principles. Clear-eyed originalism.
Restoring the right to keep and bear arms — one principle at a time.
2026-08-04 · originalism
Prosecutors and the ATF stretch United States v. Miller far beyond what the Court held. Miller was a failure-of-proof decision — not a permanent exclusion of short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, or suppressors from the Second Amendment.
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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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Hamilton recognized that when representatives betray their constituents, the people retain an original right of self-defense that is paramount to all positive forms of government.
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