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Vice President Kamala Harris decried bad faith arguments against gun reform Thursday night at a livestream event hosted by Oprah Winfrey in the battleground state of Michigan. Harris spoke candidly at the “Unite for America” forum in light of the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia that killed two students and two teachers on Sept. 6.
“I think for far too long on the issue of gun violence, some people have been pushing a really false choice,” said the Democratic presidential nominee. “To suggest you’re either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone’s guns away.”
Throughout her campaign, Harris has pushed back on the cynical GOP stance that if lawmakers aren’t in favor of any and all guns circulating without regulations, that means they want to “take away all our guns.” This black-and-white framing leaves no room for common-sense gun reform at the national level. But reform is a winning policy stance: Research shows that six in 10 Americans favor stricter gun laws.
Harris reiterated that she is a gun owner in an off-the-cuff remark during the event.
“If you break into my house, you’re getting shot,” she said, then chuckled. “I probably should not have said that.”
“I’m not trying to take everyone’s guns away,” Harris added. “I believe in the Second Amendment.”
