Nevada ACLU Supports Individual Right The Nevada chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has declared its support for interpreting the Second Amendment as an individual right to keep and bear arms, a move putting them at odds with their national headquarters which is vehemently anti-gun and continues to hold the Second Amendment as a right of the government. The decision by the Nevada affiliate follows the U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Washington, D.C. et. al. v. Heller) affirming that the Second Amendment does indeed protect the rights of individuals to own handguns.