The second article of
amendment to
the Constitution of the United States of America was
ratified effective
December 15, 1791.
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.
See also:
Bill of Rights,
Amendment I,
Amendment III,
Amendment IV,
Amendment V,
Amendment VI,
Amendment VII,
Amendment VIII,
Amendment IX,
Amendment X,
Amendment XI,
Amendment XII,
Amendment XIII,
Amendment XIV,
Amendment XV,
Amendment XVI,
Amendment XVII,
Amendment XVIII,
Amendment XIX,
Amendment XX,
Amendment XXI,
Amendment XXII,
Amendment XXIII,
Amendment XXIV,
Amendment XXV,
Amendment XXVI,
Amendment XXVII