People gathered at dozens of cities and towns across the United States, crowds numbering from a hundred to a thousand people. They were carrying American flags and banners with words of harsh criticism against Obama's proposed gun control regulations. "Come and take it!" "Dictators Want You Disarmed," "Honk If You Want to Keep Your 2nd Amendment" and "Don't tread on me" were among the most common slogans. Protesters believe owing a gun is a basic right of every American citizen.

"This isn't a Democratic thing, or a Republican thing, or a Tea Party thing, this is an American thing. This is about the rights this nation was founded on," Ryan Studabaker, rally organizer from Bluffton, Indiana, told Wane.com.