Constitutional Connection

2nd 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.

An individual's right to bear arms is directly related to the 2nd Amendment. This is the only Amendment in the constitution that addresses the right to own a gun. As you may be able to tell the text above from the constitution is the extremely vague 2nd amendment. It's also slightly confusing. It then goes on to state that the government has the right to regulate who can obtain a gun. In my view that's stating two pretty different things. Both parts of the amendment contradict and that is not a good thing because that causes confusion and leaves murky water. The amendment is surely not black and white like it really should be.


Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution