Second Amendment quote
""The right there specified is that of 'bearing arms for a lawful purpose.' This is not a right granted by the Constitution. Neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence. The second amendment declares that it shall not be infringed; but this, as has been seen, means no more than that it shall not be infringed by Congress. This is one of the amendments that has no other effect than to restrict the powers of the national government...""
— US Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 1876, US v. CRUIKSHANK
Quote by US Supreme Court on cruikshank (1876)