MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Dozens of gun rights supporters marched in Milwaukee Saturday, as part of a national “Day of Resistance” by gun owners.

Cynthia Ratz, who organized the Milwaukee rally, said Democrats in Washington are trying to take away the right to keep and bear arms granted by the Second Amendment. She said, “If you don’t have the Second Amendment, then the government can rough shod over everything else.”

Officials said the rally was peaceful, and it lasted for about a half-hour.

Congress is considering President Obama’s call for uniform background checks for all gun buyers – including those in private transactions – and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.