As a gun owner and strong Second Amendment supporter, I strongly oppose attempts to limit the rights of law-abiding gun owners. 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 (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. It was ratified on December 15, 1791. "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 Sixth Amendment provides additional due process rights to people accused of crimes. Second Amendment: Protects the right to bear arms. Third Amendment: Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime. "The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful. 15, 1791, ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution — eventually known as the Bill of Rights — were ratified.