freedom to bear arms

Definitions of freedom to bear arms
  1. noun
    a right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US Constitution
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    civil right
    right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality
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