Petition to Restore the Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms & Unincorporate Firearms

Addressed To:

• The United States Congress

• The President of the United States

• The United States Supreme Court

• The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

• The Department of Justice (DOJ)

• The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

• All State Legislatures & Governors

• All Law Enforcement and Policing Agencies, National Guard & State Militia Authorities

We, the undersigned, exercise our right to petition for redress of grievances under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, demanding the immediate restoration of the unalienable, unregulated, and uncommercialized right to bear arms as written in the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. We further demand the unincorporation of firearms from commercial jurisdiction, and the dissolution of unlawful, for-profit regulatory control over our sacred right to self-defense, community defense, and national protection.

Grievance:

The Corporate Violation of the Right to Bear Arms

The Second Amendment is not a privilege—it is a natural, God-given right that the government is forbidden to infringe upon. Yet today, we are treated like employees of a corporate state, our rights converted into privileges, and our ability to defend ourselves licensed, tracked, and criminalized.

The language of the Second Amendment is clear; “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.” The word “regulated” in historical context means “well-trained” or “well-equipped.” It does not mean controlled or restricted by the government. The “militia” is We the People, not government police forces or state-sponsored troops. The right to bear arms is not granted by government, it is acknowledged by the Constitution as a pre-existing right that the government may not touch.

Through legal wordplay, the government redefined “arms” into the corporate term “firearms,” pulling the right into commercial jurisdiction. This allowed for licensing, registration, taxation, waiting periods, background checks, and incarceration under the pretense of public safety—when in fact, it is a violation of the right itself.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was never properly established by an original act of Congress as a stand-alone federal agency, but rather evolved through bureaucratic reorganization from a tax unit within the Treasury Department. Its authority was expanded and reassigned through executive orders and legislative restructuring, such as the Homeland Security Act of 2002, without direct constitutional authorization. This sidesteps the requirement under Article I, Section 1 and Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which vests all legislative power in Congress and requires that federal agencies exercising regulatory or enforcement authority be lawfully created through legislative action.

As such, the ATF’s existence and actions arguably violate the Separation of Powers Doctrine, infringe upon the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, and violate the Tenth Amendment by exercising federal powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor reserved to the states or the people.

Legal Standing:

Constitutional & Case Law Precedents

1.  The U.S. Constitution

The Second Amendment; “…the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.” No commercial policy, code, or regulatory agency can override this. The Ninth Amendment; “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” Private militia rights, common defense, and natural liberty are not to be reduced or removed through bureaucratic limitations. The Tenth Amendment; “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution… are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” No federal corporate agency has power to regulate arms that are held by the people outside of commerce.

2.  District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008)

Affirmed the individual right to possess firearms unconnected with service in a militia, and to use them for lawful purposes such as self-defense within the home. Also affirmed that the Second Amendment is not limited to state militias.

3.  McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010)

Extended the Second Amendment protections to apply against state and local governments, confirming the federal constitutional protection.

4.  Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803)

“All laws which are repugnant to the Constitution are null and void.” This includes any statute or code restricting the free exercise of the right to bear arms.

5.  Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43 (1906)

Clarified the distinction between natural persons and artificial entities, confirming that the individual is not subject to the same commercial statutes as corporations.

Redress of Grievance:

Our Demands

1. Recognition that the Right to Bear Arms is Unalienable

All laws, regulations, and corporate codes that restrict or condition the right to keep and bear arms must be nullified or recognized as applying only within commercial jurisdiction. Private, peaceful Americans not engaged in commerce shall not be subject to federal firearms laws or regulatory enforcement.

2. Immediate Unincorporation of Firearms

The term “firearms” must be legally distinguished from private arms held by non-commercial individuals. We demand the removal of all licensing, registration, and federal oversight of arms carried for personal and community defense.

3. Defunding & Dissolution of ATF Authority Over Private Citizens

The ATF’s fraudulent jurisdiction over natural people must end. All enforcement actions against private individuals must be overturned, investigated, and permanently banned.

4. Establishment of Public Militia Training & Access

The people must be given access to community-based militia training programs and facilities, unregulated by the state, to form lawful peacekeeping bodies for the protection of life, liberty, and property. This is required by the Second Amendment and necessary to secure a free state.

Affirmation:

By signing below, I affirm and declare that I am a living man or woman of sound mind, acting of my own free will.

I have read and understand the contents of this petition, and I sign it knowingly, willingly, and without coercion.

I understand that this petition is a lawful expression of the People’s right to petition for redress of grievances, and I add my signature as evidence of support and standing for the actions, remedies, and demands stated above.

I reserve all of my unalienable rights, waive none, and stand in honor, peace, and truth.