Bill of Rights (Amendments I–X)
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- Jurisdiction
- United States of America
- Provision
- II
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceA 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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Bill of Rights (Amendments I–X) · govinfo.gov · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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