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The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution 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." Historically, the Second Amendment was added to the Constitution in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights. At the time, the American colonies had recently won their independence from Great Britain and had formed a new government based on the principles of individual liberty and limited government. The Second Amendment was included in the Bill of Rights to protect the right of the people to bearRead More →