BY CONSUELO MCABOY
Gun ownership rights are a hot topic across the United States right now, in light of several mass shootings over the last year.
Now, gun rights advocates say they're celebrating their Second Amendment right this Saturday, at what is being called "Gun Appreciation Day."
Tomorrow, people are being encouraged to show up at their local gun store or shooting range, and support their gun liberties.
The citizens are also encouraged to come equipped with signs and flags.
Larry Hunter is a co-organizer of the first ever, national Gun Appreciation Day.
"Why shouldn't we celebrate our freedom to own, to bear, and use firearms in our own self defense" Hunter said.
Hunter also said it's important to show the government that banning guns isn't the right solution.
"People are afraid, they're angry and they know that this latest gun grab doesn't pass the smell test. It doesn't pass the smell test because if people are truly concerned about reducing the kind of horrific violence we've seen at Sandy Hook and Virginia Tech and Columbine and the numerous other episodes, you're not gonna solve all those problems by confiscating or what I call short-arming innocent law abiding citizens." Hunter said.
And Hunter said the day is meant to support a natural, fundamental right.
However, gun control advocates feel Gun Appreciation Day is insensitive because it comes two days before Martin Luther King Jr. day, and just over a month after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.
Ladd Everitt is with the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. He said Hunter's partner in the event, Larry Ward, has been callous in his messages.