right to keep and bear arms

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The right of individuals to possess firearms and armor.

Word forms

right to keep and bear arms

Etymology

From the wording of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States: " […] the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

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