Forms on this website are PDFs with fillable fields. Forms should be downloaded to your computer before filling in the fields.The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. It was ratified on December 15, 1791. The Second Amendment protects "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms. " But who are "the people" included in this right? The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States protects the right to keep and bear arms. 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. 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. In the 16 th century, Queen Elizabeth I instituted a law in which citizens from all levels of society were required to aid in the defense of the realm.