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.The Second Amendment secures a right of individuals generally, not a right of states or a right restricted to persons serving in militias. Infringed is used in the 2nd Amendment to protect a State's right to maintain a militia. Those who argue it is a collective right point to the "wellregulated Militia" clause in the Second Amendment. 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.