'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.’--Second Amendment to the United States Constitution Authors note: I cannot possibly cover everything about the Second Amendment and its implications in this small space. It is an issue, however, that is of no small interest to hunters and outdoorsmen. Today I will simply try to identify a few of the defining questions and lay out some of the arguments on both sides.