Question

The 2nd amendment was added to the constitution to protect _____.

Answer 1

The rights to bear arms. Arms meaning guns and weapons so the people could protect themselves. 

Answer 2

The 2nd Amendment was added to the constitution to protect American citizens' right to keep and bear arms.

The Second Amendment (December 1791) is one of 10 amendments that are part of the Bill of Rights, it states the following:

"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."

Even though the statute aimed to support the rights of self-defense or defense of the state and resistance to oppression in more hostile times, it is still debated nowadays, regarding whether it protects a private right of individuals or militia organizations to keep and bear arms.