keep it that way. >> reporter: are you afraid the government's going to take away that right? >> there's always that threat. that's why your founders re-enacted the second amendment. natural law. it allows us to defend ourselves if we are ever threatened and so we are here to support that. >> reporter: we're standing in the district which just 15, 20 years ago, was the murder capital of the united states. there are a lot of people who say guns kill, guns are dangerous, we need fewer guns. not more of them. what's your answer? >> guns are an inanimate object. they don't kill people. it's the human beings behind him that use that tool as a weapon, good or bad. it's not the gun. it's the people. we have to look at the individuals. what's their intention. >> reporter: thank you very much for your time. their point is that they are patriots, they're sending a message to their government,