The key to ending unlawful use of firearms is strict enforcement of existing laws. Research Texas state laws on state right to bear arms, including what is regulated and what's not.Texas should have right to carry due to the writing in the Second Amendment. 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. Text: ATF'S ASSAULT ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT: WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH? Text available as: PDF (283KB). Franklin Miller, convicted of murder, on appeal, claimed his Second and Fourth Amendment rights had been violated under the Fourteenth Amendment. 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. Representative Scott Franklin (FL15) issued the following statement after voting against S.2938, the Safer Communities Act.