Second Amendment challenges to various New York gun laws have been rejected in recent years. For example, in the 2012 case Kachalsky v.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. Bill of rights for local governments. 2. Powers and duties of legislature; home rule powers of local governments; statute of local governments. The Second Amendment guarantees to "the people" the rights "to keep and bear arms. Amdt2.1 Overview of Second Amendment, Right to Bear Arms. The court found that the law, enacted in 1913, violated a person's right to "keep and bear arms" under the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment. 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.