During a virtual event hosted by Oprah Winfrey, Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris addressed gun control issues, stating her support for both the Second Amendment and assault weapon bans. She also mentioned owning a firearm while jokingly responding to Winfrey's surprise.
During the event, Harris and Winfrey were joined by a victim of the recentWinfrey brought up the statement Harris made during thewith former President Donald Trump, where she mentioned that she and running mate Tim Walz are gun owners and that she is "not taking anyone's guns."
Harris responded again that she is a gun owner, to which Winfrey said jokingly "I did not know that." Harris replied with a laugh, "If somebody breaks into my house, they're getting shot." After Winfrey's response, Harris said "Probably should not have said that, but my staff will deal with that later."I'm in favor of the second amendment. And I'm in favor of assault weapons bans. Universal background checks, red flag laws. And these are just common sense," Harris also said during the conversation.
The "Unite for America" stream highlighted dozens of grassroots groups backing Harris like "Win with Black Women," White Dudes for Harris," "Out for Harris" and "Latinas for Harris." During the event, celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Bryan Cranston, Meryl Streep and Chris Rock spoke about why they are voting for the Democratic presidential nominee.
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