"The Second Amendment says we have the right to bear arms, not to bear artillery"

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution specifies that "A well managed Militia, being needed to the security of a free State, the right of individuals to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." This modification is often analyzed as a right to own firearms for self-defense and searching. However, Robin Williams' quote suggests that the Second Amendment does not grant the right to own weapons, or large-scale weapons such as tanks, rockets, and bombs. Williams is recommending that the Second Amendment does not provide people the right to own weapons of war, however rather the right to own guns for personal protection and recreation. This interpretation of the Second Amendment remains in line with the Supreme Court's ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, which held that the Second Amendment does not secure the right to own military-style weapons.