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 Supreme Court ruled Thursday that lawabiding Americans have a right to carry a handgun outside the home for selfdefense.The right to keep and bear arms is included as the Second Amendment to the US Constitution as part of the Bill of Rights ratified on December 15, 1791. Most U.S. citizens have a Second Amendment right to own and carry firearms, but that doesn't mean all gun control is unconstitutional. Most US citizens have a Second Amendment right to own and carry firearms, but that doesn't mean all gun control is unconstitutional. Like most other constitutional rights, the Second Amendment constrains only the government. Bruen, which strengthened Second Amendment rights in America and launched hundreds of lawsuits challenging gun restrictions nationwide. As Congress looks for ways to address gun violence, Republicanappointed Supreme Court justices are pushing in the opposite direction. Rights and having some Second Amendment rights. Rights and having some Second Amendment rights.