A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state. 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.Does the Second Amendment protect private militias? No. In fact, the Supreme Court decided in 1886—and repeated in 2008—that the Second Amendment "does not. 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. Amendment Two to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It protects the right for Americans to possess weapons for the protection of themselves. "A well regulated Militia" is the key phrase. "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.