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. It simply recognizes our right to defend our lives and liberty against any threat, foreign or domestic.The Second Amendment guarantees law-abiding Americans the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. But over time, gun control laws have placed limits on that freedom. The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. I have never understood the conservative fetish for the Second Amendment. From a law-and-order standpoint, more guns means more murder. The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. And section 21 of Article I of the Constitution of.