James MadisonA 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.
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The Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights is one of the most misunderstood pieces of the Constitution. Many people think that it guarantees an individual right to own guns, while others believe that the amendment only protects the rights of states to maintain militias. The Amendment reads: "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." This means that gun owners have a collective right to purchase firearms from a federally regulated entity. The Amendment does not give any individual rights.
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