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 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 U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of citizens to bear arms. 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. Dinary, lawabiding, adult citizensare part of "the people" whom the Second Amendment protects. Court's sole examination of the Second Amendment, the Court speaks of it as a right of citizens."). The Second Amendment puts this truth into practice, affirming "the right of the people 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.