Kamala Harris on gun rights: “If anyone comes into my house, they will get shot”

Kamala Harris has addressed one of the central issues in the electoral contest: the right to bear arms.

During Oprah Winfrey’s “Unite for America” event, the presidential candidate was asked questions about gun ownership. Harris has previously made it clear that she is a gun owner, which came as a surprise to Oprah.

“If anyone comes into my house, they’re going to get shot,” Harris told the host. “I probably shouldn’t have said that. My staff will deal with that later,” she added, laughing.

During the September 10 presidential debate against Donald Trump, Kamala Harris made it clear that she and vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz both own guns. The Democrat shared this information after the Republican said that if she became president, Harris would take away Americans’ guns.

Harris defends the Second Amendment but goes against assault weapons

At the event, the vice president told Winfrey that she supports the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects the right to bear arms. “A well-regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed,” the amendment states.

However, Harris also discussed her proposals to prevent gun violence, including pushing for an assault weapons ban and universal background checks.

“I think for too long on the issue of gun violence, some people have been presenting a really false choice: either you’re for the Second Amendment, or you want to take away everyone’s guns. I’m for the Second Amendment, and I’m for assault weapons bans, universal background checks, and red flag laws,” the candidate said. She called these measures, which are widely favored by the public, as common sense and a serious failure that they have not been enacted at the national level.

On her campaign website, Harris notes that if she becomes president, she “will not stop fighting to ensure that Americans have the freedom to live safe from gun violence in their schools, communities, and places of worship.”

To achieve this, he advocates for banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, requiring universal background checks, and supporting red flag laws that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.

Additionally, the U.S. government plans to invest in funding for law enforcement, including hiring and training officers and their supporters. It will also build on proven gun violence prevention programs to help reduce violent crime nationwide.