Video: Oath Keeper Officer Calls on Brother Cops to Refuse to Enforce Gun Bans or Registration
In this video, Oathkeeper151, a New Jersey Police Officer who has been a member of Oath Keepers since 2009, makes it clear that he will not obey orders that violate the Bill of Rights. In particular, he says he will not be used as a tool of oppression against the American people who resist and refuse to comply with infringement on their right to bear arms, such as legislation or executive orders that decree they must register, get finger printed and photographed, like a criminal.
He asks his fellow officers what they are going to do if that happens. Will they keep their oaths? Here is his own description of his video:
In this video I ask my fellow Police Officers what they would do, if they were given an unlawful order. I also touch on the Assault Weapons Ban introduced by Senator Feinstein, and how this bill has the potential of putting us Police Officers in a very bad/even fatal predicament.
I spoke to him on the phone and he made it clear that he is not afraid to take this public stand because this is what needs to happen. He says the peace officers across America need to stand up and let the people know that they are on the side of the Bill of Rights, and that they will protect the rights of the people. In one of the comments on his video, another officer had this to say:
I’ll lay my badge down, stop doing what I love if someone tries to make me do something immoral or unconstitutional. Good video, take care
Oathkeeper151 agrees. He told me that if there were door to door raids for guns against Americans who refused to comply with registration or bans, he would either defend the people with his badge on, stepping between them and the oath breakers doing the raids, or he would lay his badge down on the table and then go join the people in resisting. He loves his work as a police officer, but his oath, and his responsibility to protect the people of his community, is more important than his job. His oath comes first. The rights of the people come first…. and he is not alone.
Molon Labe,
Stewart Rhodes
Founder of Oath Keepers
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January 16th, 2013 at 10:09 pm
As I am reading all these post I am crying like a baby! Why am I crying. I don’t even know if I could describe how I am feeling right now that could express my restored faith in humanity. Despite the media’s relentless attempts at making the public beleive that law enforcement is against us, I knew in my heart that it could not be true and that there are more good then bad out there. I just knew it! I am so very proud of each and every one of you strong patriots and patriotetts {I know it is not a word I made it up, of course I am speaking of both men & woman Patriots} I will support and defend each of you that is my oath to America’s most finest!!! Good speed and Power to the People! Love to all
January 16th, 2013 at 10:27 pm
God bless these upstanding patriotic peace officers! Sometimes we forgot that they are here to protect us, not just issue traffic tickets. They have earned my respect for their comittment to preserving the peoples Constitutuional rights.
January 16th, 2013 at 10:48 pm
The second amendment was never intended to protect hunters. At the time the second admendment was written, hunting was a universal means of putting meat on the table.
The second amendment was put in the Bill of rights to insure that no president or dictator could control the citizens. As long as the public at large had weapons, this would be an impossible task for any tyrant. Remember, the people were intended to control the government. We were never meant to be controlled by the government.
When the people rebelled against tyranny, they questioned the right of the government to quarter troops in their homes and tax them without representation. The British attempted to disarm the populace. Knowing that the people at Concord had a small private arsenal, British regulars marched there to disarm them. They were met with resistance and the ensuing battle marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
The tipping factor in the start of the revolutionary war was a “Gun Control “attempt by the British Monarch.
Joe Biden recently stated that if the congress failed to pass gun control legislation, the President would enact it by “executive order”.
Being elected to a second term doesn’t make the President a monarch. It doesn’t allow him to change our “Bill of Rights”.
Disarming law abiding citizens is the wrong answer. Deranged people are always going to select soft targets for their aggression.
The tragic shooting at Sandyhook has not gone unnoticed by terrorists.
Nothing short of an armed officer in each school will provide reasonable protection for our children.
We provide armed security for our courts and government offices.
We can afford to do it for our schools!
C W Meinhardt III
Oathkeeper 013718
Retired deputy Sheriff
January 16th, 2013 at 11:15 pm
One’s word is all one has – not given by any piece of paper – only wish we had a Republic in the UK.
Must be obvious by now that the USA has been all-but hoisted by a hugely wealthy, rather cunning and utterly ruthless/selfish group of psychopaths. Of course it will not stop with the USA.
To obey orders coming from the hands of these people would be no better than being
a good little Nazi.
Personally, I could never stand a bully, which is exactly what these people are.
They are a cancer on the world – I don’t think anyone would say “yes” to cancer ?
January 16th, 2013 at 11:17 pm
It cheered me to read that officer’s words, urging fellow officers not to obey illegal orders. Last week, a soldier was interviewed who was ordered to confiscate guns after Katrina. He was from the Oklahoma National Guard, was “federalized”, and along with other military and police, were ordered to disarm everyone by breaking into their homes (by kicking the door down while shouting they were there to help) and terrorizing and even beating people, and taking their guns, which they needed to protect thir property from roving gangs.
The soldier, and several others, said how bad they felt, and gave reasons for what they did, but nobody ever asked them if they understood they were supposed to refuse to carry out an unlawful order. None seemed to know about the Posse Comitatus, either. When I served, about 50 years ago, we all knew the law (UCMJ) and the Consituton, and were familiar with Nuremberg.
Somebody needs to have our Congresspeople and Senators demand to see the training manuals, and check to see if these things are still taught. I suspect they may have been dropped. If not, I want to know why our troops and police are not refusing illegal orders.
January 17th, 2013 at 1:53 am
As a peace officer in California, I absolutely commit to defending ALL of the Constitution INCLUDING the Second Amendment! There is no way in Hell that I’m going to disarm fellow American Citizens. Most of our gun restrictions in California and even on the Federal level are unconstitutional as currently written already. I’m surely not going to disarm all the honest, hard working Americans more than they have already been disarmed with unreasonable restrictions.
January 17th, 2013 at 3:50 am
thank God for officers who UNDERSTAND the Oath they took..
January 17th, 2013 at 4:19 am
Leon county Sheriff Larry Campbell, on a radio talk program, yesterday declared.”I will not give up my guns, and will not allow anyone to take yours. Further, I’ll arrest anyone attempting to do so! Outstanding LEO..( also.. Check out the Youtube video..Who am I? You will not believe this!!
January 17th, 2013 at 4:56 am
The courage it took to post this video is difficult to put into words for people outside the law law law enforcement family. You do not stand alone. God Bless you and your family.
January 17th, 2013 at 5:52 am
Congratulations sir! I will not comply. Molon Labe.