Furthermore, individuals convicted of weapons charges may permanently lose their Second Amendment rights and be prohibited from owning firearms in the future. 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. (a) Every citizen has a fundamental right to bear arms in defense of himself or herself and the state. The defendant has the right to know the charges, to examine evidence, to confront witnesses, and to compel witnesses to testify. Rule 7.2(a) applies to pretrial release and is based on the presumption of innocence of the accused and the constitutional and statutory right of a defendant. Court Rules Government Can't Strip Second Amendment Rights From Those Convicted of Minor, Nonviolent Offenses. A question frequently encountered in the cannabis industry involves a cannabis user's gun rights. Third Circuit Holds that a Nonviolent Offender May Not Be Stripped of Second Amendment Rights. , THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS (Comm.