Obama said Wednesday he believes the Second Amendment does guarantee individuals the right to bear arms.
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They believe we have the right to bear arms, and they believe with rights come responsibilities.
And does the right to bear arms mean that there are no restrictions?
Some have interpreted the Second Amendment's affirmation of the right to bear arms as a barrier to reasonable regulation.
But opponents of the bill have argued it would violate the US Constitution's guarantee of the right to bear arms.
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Guns and the right to bear arms are part of American culture.
The upstate counties passing the nonbinding resolutions say the law infringes on the right to bear arms and threatens to make criminals of law-abiding residents.
They concluded that a secret army claiming the right to bear arms until Ireland was reunited had given up its weapons without securing its goal.
Unlike abortion, the Constitution actually specifies the right to bear arms.
Republican Senator Orrin Hatch said on Tuesday that he was "a strong supporter of the second amendment" - referring to a clause in the US Constitution on the right to bear arms.
Heller became the plaintiff in the test case, and in 2008 the Supreme Court ruled in his favor, holding that the Second Amendment does confer on individuals the right to bear arms.
We love to see it in our movies, video games, on television, and then we'll fiercely defend the right to bear arms, all while flagrantly waving the U.S. Constitution in the face of anyone who objects.
He insisted that a reasonable ban on semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines, as well as strengthening background checks, presented no threat to the constitutional right to bear arms.
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Supporters of gun control argue that the constitutional right to bear arms can be limited, for example, by the existing ban on private citizens possessing grenade launchers and other military weaponry.
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Other witnesses and senators who support tougher regulations countered that the constitutional right to bear arms can be limited, for example, by the existing ban on private citizens possessing grenade launchers and other military weaponry.
Opponents including the NRA say such a ban violates the constitutional right to bear arms, while Feinstein and other supporters that include law enforcement groups note the previous ban survived several legal challenges.
The NRA, which is the public face of the powerful gun lobby, opposes many government limits on gun ownership as a violation of the constitutional right to bear arms.
Supporters of more gun control acknowledge the constitutional right to bear arms, but argue that rifles capable of firing multiple rounds automatically or semi-automatically exceed the reasonable needs of hunters and other gun enthusiasts.
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But today, after decades of effort by gun rights activists, the court declared the right to keep and bear arms is an individual right aimed, at the very least, at citizens protecting home and hearth.
On the other side of the issue, the National Rifle Association, the powerful lobbying group for gun owners, views any effort to limit access to guns as an infringement on the Second Amendment right to bear arms and has pledged to fight attempts by Congress to enact new restrictions.
The suit seeks a ruling that both provisions violate the constitution's Second Amendment right to bear arms and the 14th Amendment right to equal protection under the laws as well as injunctions stopping enforcement.
Does the Second Amendment right to bear arms for self-defense extend outside the doorway of our homes?
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To non-Americans, oblivious to the constitutional guarantee of the right of the people to keep and bear arms, the connection between guns and tragedy seems obvious.
Essentially, the second-amendment right to bear arms clashes with employers' rights to keep the workplace safe.
To decide the case, the justices had to rule directly on the meaning of the Second Amendment, a provision with only 27 words: A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
But opponents say the measure would violate the Second Amendment, the clause in the US Constitution that refers to the right of citizens "to keep and bear arms".
These were cases that involved the limits of affirmative action and the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
He argues that background checks don't infringe on the Second Amendment of the Constitution, which guarantees the right of citizens to bear arms and is often cited by gun rights defenders.
Avid defenders of the Second Amendment right to bear arms believe that it is precisely because of their desire to protect their own children that they take a strong, pro-gun position.
"My purpose was to make a statement in support of the Second Amendment, " she said before the vote, referring to the clause in the US Constitution that mentions the right of citizens "to keep and bear arms".
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