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.No, like the other nine Amendments that make up the Bill of Rights, It is a PROHIBITION ON GOVERNMENT. Amendment 2 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. 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 was not written to grant permission for citizens to own and bear firearms. Everything about the Second Amendment is contested, beginning with its grammar. Richard Uviller and William G. Merkel argue the amendment has nothing to contribute to debates over private access to firearms. The right to keep and bear arms is premised on self-defense.