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 prevents the government from infringing on one's right to keep and bear arms."…the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. The Second Amendment guarantees to "the people" the rights "to keep and bear arms. 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. The court ruled in Heller's favor, affirming an individual right to keep handguns in the home for self-defense. Like most other constitutional rights, the Second Amendment constrains only the government. 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. "The Supreme Court Is on the Verge of Expanding Second Amendment Gun Rights. For centuries, it has been a right for every American citizen to arm themselves to defend their property and the people they hold dear.