Section 1
clause 1
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.
FEDERALIST NO. 46
DeB 222-
The Influence of the State and Federal Governments Compared
From the New York Packet Tuesday January 29, 1788
DeB 228-Author: James Madison
To the People of New York