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. This Article is a critical input to the national and international debate on Gun Control and the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution since 1791.The Second Amendment recognizes the intrinsic value of personal autonomy, security, and self-reliance. Baron Friedrich von H gel's Philosophy of Religion. 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. The Massachusetts convention also ratified the Constitution with an attached list of proposed amendments. 926 documents in the last year. The second amendment is about fighting enemies "both foreign and domestic" to include a tyrannical militia. The Massachusetts convention also ratified the Constitution with an attached list of proposed amendments.