"shall not be infringed" doesn't say anyting about a permit. The founders wrote these laws, for the people, to let them know WHAT THE GOV"T. CANNOT DO TO THE CITIZEN. That ended when our first tyrant and mass murderer, Abe Lincoln destroyed the republic, killing 660 000+ people. Now Amerika is an oligarchy, "those with the gpld (corps.) make the rules". Amerika is MOB RULE & communist today. Gestapo, corrupt judges and all....