The forgotten American legal giant who said the people—and every oath-sworn official—have a duty to oppose disarmament laws that violate the Constitution.
In 1803, St. George Tucker published the first major commentary on the brand-new U.S. Constitution: his five-volume edition of Blackstone’s Commentaries, adapted to the American republic. Tucker wasn’t some random pamphleteer—he was a Revolutionary War militia officer, a Virginia Supreme Court judge, and one of the most respected legal minds of the Founding generation.
Here’s the passage every gun owner (and every oath-taker) needs etched into their brain:
The people are not only not bound by them [unconstitutional acts], but the several departments and officers of the governments, both federal, and state, are bound by oath to oppose them; for, being bound by oath to support the constitution, they must violate that oath, whenever they give their sanction, by obedience, or otherwise, to any unconstitutional act of any department of the government.”
Let that sink in.
Translation in plain English:
1. If a law, regulation, or court order violates the Constitution (red flag confiscations, “assault weapon” bans, magazine limits, pistol-brace rules, permit-to-purchase schemes, etc.), the people have zero obligation to obey it.
2. Every single elected official, judge, cop, sheriff, ATF agent, National Guard member, and soldier who swore an oath to the Constitution is not just allowed to refuse to enforce it—they are REQUIRED to actively oppose it.
Enforcing an unconstitutional gun law isn’t “just doing my job.”
It’s perjury of their oath.
It’s giving sanction to tyranny.
This isn’t fringe. This is early American constitutional law from one of the men who literally taught the Framers’ children what the Constitution meant.
We’ve seen Tucker’s principle play out in real time:
• Hundreds of 2A sanctuary counties and several states refusing to assist federal gun control
• Juries nullifying bad gun charges
• Mass peaceful noncompliance (Connecticut ~90% noncompliance with AWB registration, New York SAFE Act similar numbers)
• Constitutional sheriffs publicly pledging not to enforce red-flag confiscations
If you wear a badge or uniform and your oath still means something, remember: when the order comes to kick in doors over braces, registers, or standard-capacity magazines, Tucker is crystal clear—you are bound to oppose it.
The Second Amendment is not a government-granted privilege. It is the recognition of a pre-existing right. When government attacks that right with unconstitutional acts, peaceful but resolute resistance isn’t radical. It’s obedience to the Constitution.
Who’s ready to live this out in 2025 and beyond?
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