right to keep and bear arms

right to keep and bear arms
The right to hold weaponry or armor for personal use, or to declare war if necessary, especially in the United States.

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  • Right to keep and bear arms — The right to keep and bear arms, RKBA, [ [http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/rkba What does RKBA stand for? Acronyms and abbreviations by the Free Online Dictionary.] ] or right to bear arms is the concept that people, individually or… …   Wikipedia

  • Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms — Formation 1971 Headquarters Bellevue, Washington Membership 615,000 Chairman Alan Gottlieb Website …   Wikipedia

  • Right to bear arms — may refer to:*Right to keep and bear arms (firearms) *Heraldry (coat of arms) …   Wikipedia

  • Right to bear arms — Die Artikel Waffenrecht (Vereinigte Staaten) und 2. Zusatzartikel zur Verfassung der Vereinigten Staaten überschneiden sich thematisch. Hilf mit, die Artikel besser voneinander abzugrenzen oder zu vereinigen. Beteilige dich dazu an der Diskussion …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • bear arms — to carry weapons. The court stated that the right of an individual to keep and bear arms is not guaranteed by the Second Amendment. Usage notes: usually used in the phrases right to bear arms and keep and bear arms which, of course, has nothing… …   New idioms dictionary

  • bear arms — phrasal 1. : to carry or possess arms the right of the people to keep and bear arms U.S. Constitution 2. : to serve as a soldier * * * bear arms 1. To serve as a soldier 2. (also (obsolete) give arms) to show or have armorial bearings (heraldry) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Right of self-defense — This article and defense of property deal with the legal concept of justified acts that might otherwise be illegal. For the general act of protecting one s person from attack, see Self defense. For the 1983 Canadian action thriller film, see Self …   Wikipedia

  • bear — / bar/ vb bore / bōr/, borne, / bōrn/, also, born vt 1: to physically carry (as an object or message) the right of the people to keep and bear arms U.S. Constitution amend. II …   Law dictionary

  • arms, right to — Right guaranteed by Second Amendment, U.S. Constitution, to keep and bear arms. This right does not, however, permit a person to carry gun in violation of state or federal gun law. Com. v. Jackson, Mass., 344 N.E.2d 166 …   Black's law dictionary

  • right to arms — Right guaranteed by Second Amendment, U.S. Constitution, to keep and bear arms. This right does not, however, permit a person to carry gun in violation of state or federal gun law. Com. v. Jackson, Mass., 344 N.E.2d 166 …   Black's law dictionary

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