The Second Amendment is part of the Constitution referred to as the Bill of Rights. These are the first ten amendments all ratified in 1791. It reads as follows:
“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.”
Little Supreme Court Guidance on the Second Amendment
Unlike the First Amendment there has been little Supreme Court guidance on the meaning of the Second Amendment. Since 1791 there have been only two significant cases dealing with the issues. United States v. Miller was decided in 1939 and District of Columbia v. Heller was decided in 2008.
