Which protection is guaranteed by the Second Amendment?

Which protection is guaranteed by the Second Amendment?

• A. The right to free speech
• B. Right to keep and bear arms
• C. Protection against illegal searches
• D. Freedom of religion

Answer: (B)

The main concept here is the protection guaranteed by the Second Amendment: the right to keep and bear arms. This amendment explicitly guards the ability of individuals to possess weapons for self-defense and other lawful purposes, historically tied to maintaining a militia. Other choices point to rights secured by different amendments—free speech and religious freedom come from the First Amendment, while protection against illegal searches comes from the Fourth—so they don’t describe what the Second Amendment protects. In short, the Second Amendment is about the right to keep and bear arms.