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 militia system, with deep roots in English history, was one way of ensuring that the nation could defend itself against all threats, foreign and domestic.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. Justices ruled that the federal government did not violate a Texas man's Second Amendment rights when barring him from possessing firearms. The Second Amendment doesn't protect anyone from anyone or anything. The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States protects the right to keep and bear arms. This is a complete opposite of what the 2nd Amendment truly means. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 6. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 1, 33–34 (1973).