Which amendment protects the right to bear arms?

• A. Freedom of religion
• B. No unreasonable searches or seizures
• C. No quartering of soldiers
• D. Right to bear arms

Answer: (D)

The essential idea here is identifying which part of the Constitution explicitly protects gun ownership. The option that mentions the right to keep and bear arms is the one that directly names this protection, which is the language of the Second Amendment. It establishes that the people have the right to possess weapons, with certain regulations allowed. The other options refer to different amendments: freedom of religion is a protection found in the First Amendment; protections against unreasonable searches or seizures come from the Fourth Amendment; and no quartering of soldiers is the Third Amendment. Those rights are separate from the pistol- or rifle-owning right addressed by the Second Amendment, so the choice mentioning bearing arms best fits the question.