Even Oprah Winfrey couldn’t contain her shocked reaction when Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris emphatically stated that “if somebody breaks into my house, they’re getting shot.”
Hypocrisy doesn’t even begin to explain her outburst, considering she and her colleagues have vehemently fought against not only gun ownership, but in particular, gun owners defending their homes against dangerous intruders.
National Review points out that in 2020, Harris spoke out against stand-your-ground laws that allow the use of deadly force against an intruder without forcing the homeowner to retreat first.
At the time, the vice president said such laws “have often and frequently been used as an excuse or cover for people who are motivated by racism and racial profiling . . . it has been used as an excuse to kill black and brown people and in particular black and brown young men.”
Liberals’ reactions, including Oprah’s, did anything but suggest the thought of Harris theoretically shooting someone while defending her home was an excuse or cover for racism or racial profiling; nor did anyone accuse her of the potential of killing black and brown people.
Rather, the former Atlanta mayor and Harris campaign adviser, Keisha Lance Bottoms, claimed Harris’s comment “humanizes” her. “It was a joke, and she knew that we would still be talking about it today, but I think it‘s important that people know that the vice president respects the right to bear arms, that she supports the Second Amendment, but she wants responsible gun ownership and she wants our communities to be safe,” Bottoms said.
Despite Harris’ years of anti Second Amendment rhetoric and dangerous legislation, Harris explained during her first failed presidential campaign that she deserves to be a gun owner “for personal safety” after being a “career prosecutor” in San Francisco.
