Thousands of Second Amendment activists across the US took part in a Day of Resistance against President Obama’s gun control measures, calling his plans unconstitutional.

Thousands of Second Amendment activists across the US took part in a Day of Resistance against President Obama's gun control measures, calling his plans unconstitutional.

People gathered at dozens of cities and towns across the United States, crowds 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" were among the most common slogans. Protesters believe owing a gun is a basic right of every American citizen.

Based on production data from firearm manufacturers, there are roughly 300 million firearms owned by civilians in the United States – roughly one for every citizen.

The gun-bearing freedom has come back to the spotlight after multiple shootings that took lives of dozens at the end of 2012. Polls reveal it's approximately a 50/50 ratio of those who want to keep to the guns and those who want guns kept away from them. According to the Pew Research Center, 50 per cent of Americans say controlling gun ownership is the priority while 46 per cent say it is to protect the right of Americans to own guns.

Congress is to begin considering new gun regulations within days. Obama wants a universal background check system created for gun sales as well as enhanced tools to stem the so-called ‘straw purchases’ of guns for criminals through a third person. He also calls for reinstatement of an assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 and tightening limits on the capacity of some ammunition magazines.