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.If the Second Amendment protects an individual right of the people that shall not be infringed, who or what is the militia and how is it to be well-regulated? "A well regulated Militia, being neccesary 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. A recent letter to the Star asks for a definition of the phrase "a wellregulated militia" appearing at the beginning of the 2nd Amendment.