The Meaning of the Words in the Second Amendment The Second
Amendment: 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. The federal government can use
the militia for the following purposes as stated in Article I,
Section 8 of the Constitution: To provide for calling forth the
militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections
and repel invasions;Is today's National Guard the militia? It is
a part of the well-regulated militia. (As mentioned in
GunCite's, The Original Intent and Purpose of the Second
Amendment, it was not the intent of the framers to restrict the
right to keep arms to only those serving active militia duty.)
For a definition of today's militia as defined, by statute, in
the United States Code, click here. A militia is always subject
to federal, state, or local government control. A "private"
militia or army not under government control could be considered
illegal and in rebellion, and