The Supreme Court recognizes that the Second Amendment is compatible with strong firearm regulations and gun safety. Amendment Two to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791.It protects the right for Americans to possess weapons for the protection of themselves. On January 1st of 2019, the Illinois legislature passed several new gun control measures. These were intended to make it harder for individuals to get a gun. At its core, it guarantees individuals the right to possess firearms, albeit within certain limitations. Constitutional Arguments in Defense. 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 RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS (Comm. City of Chicago, case in which on June 28, 2010, the US Supreme Court ruled (5–4) that the Second Amendment to the US Constitution