Question: Which amendment to the US constitution protects the rights of its citizens to own shotguns?
Context: No.	Subject	Ratification[10][11]
Proposed	Completed	Time span
1st[12]	Protects freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly and the right to petition the government.	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	2 years, 81 days
2nd[13]	Protects the right to keep and bear arms	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	2 years, 81 days
3rd[14]	Restricts the quartering of soldiers in private homes	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	2 years, 81 days
4th[15]	Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	2 years, 81 days
5th[16]	Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	2 years, 81 days
6th[17]	Protects the right to a speedy public trial by jury, to notification of criminal accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	2 years, 81 days
7th[18]	Provides for the right to a jury trial in civil lawsuits	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	2 years, 81 days
8th[19]	Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	2 years, 81 days
9th[20]	States that rights not enumerated in the Constitution are retained by the people	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	2 years, 81 days
10th[21]	States that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated, or enumerated, to it through the Constitution, and that all other powers are reserved to the States, or to the people.	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791	2 years, 81 days
11th	Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for state sovereign immunity	March 4, 1794	February 7, 1795	340 days
12th	Revises presidential election procedures by having the president and vice president elected together as opposed to the vice president being the runner up in the presidential election	December 9, 1803	June 15, 1804	189 days
13th	Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime	January 31, 1865	December 6, 1865	309 days
14th	Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, and the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post–Civil War issues	June 13, 1866	July 9, 1868	2 years, 26 days
15th	Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude	February 26, 1869	February 3, 1870	342 days
16th	Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the various states or basing it on the United States Census	July 12, 1909	February 3, 1913	3 years, 206 days
17th	Establishes the direct election of United States senators by popular vote	May 13, 1912	April 8, 1913	330 days
18th	Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States
(Repealed December 5, 1933, via the 21st Amendment)	December 18, 1917	January 16, 1919	1 year, 29 days
19th	Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex	June 4, 1919	August 18, 1920	1 year, 75 days
20th	Changes the dates on which the terms of the president and vice president, and of members of Congress, begin and end, to January 20 and January 3 respectively. States that if the president-elect dies before taking office, the vice president–elect is to be inaugurated as President.	March 2, 1932	January 23, 1933	327 days
21st[22]	Repeals the 18th Amendment and makes it a federal offense to transport or import intoxicating liquors into U.S. states and territories where such is prohibited by law	February 20, 1933	December 5, 1933	288 days
22nd[23]	Limits the number of times a person can be elected president.	March 21, 1947	February 27, 1951	3 years, 343 days
23rd[24]	Grants the District of Columbia electors in the Electoral College	June 16, 1960	March 29, 1961	286 days
24th	Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax or any other tax	September 14, 1962	January 23, 1964	1 year, 131 days
25th	Addresses succession to the presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the vice president and responding to presidential disabilities	July 6, 1965	February 10, 1967	1 year, 219 days
26th	Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, 18 years of age or older, to vote on account of age	March 23, 1971	July 1, 1971	100 days
27th	Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives	September 25, 1789	May 7, 1992	202 years, 223 days
Answer: The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the US Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms.