[–] thelma 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
Well, they did confiscate guns.
So can you rely on them to perform their oath?
No. How do we know?
Because none of them were disciplined for violating their oath when it comes down to disarming citizens.
And yes, there was a court case about these confiscations (most people did not get their guns returned though..even after winning the case).
Don't trust soldiers to do their duty...they would have killed to execute their order to steal property.
[–] midnightblue1335 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Yes, we have a duty to follow LAWFUL orders, but at the same time we have a duty to DISOBEY unlawful orders.
We even have a system in the Marine Corps for when a superior officer tells you to do something that you know is illegal: "request mast". Essentially, you get to speak to a higher ranking officer and inform them of the order you were given. If that officer also says "do it", you can keep climbing the ranks, all the way to the Commandant if necessary. I'm pretty sure each military branch has something similar to this.