Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris has confessed to owning a Glock handgun, despite her own anti-Second Amendment agenda.
Harris made the admission during an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes.”
However, the startling admission is at odds with the vice president’s agenda of gun control.
“I have a Glock and I’ve had it for quite some time,” Harris told interviewer Bill Whitaker.
Harris has made strategic references to being a gun owner in an apparent attempt to moderate her image and soften her demands for gun control.
She mentioned being a gun owner during her September 10 debate with President Donald Trump.
Trump has accused Harris of wanting to take Americans’ guns away.
During her failed 2020 presidential campaign, Harris pushed extreme control measures that included confiscating weapons from law-abiding citizens.
During an interview last month with Oprah, Harris also said she would shoot anyone who dared to break into her home.
Harris’s recent enthusiasm for her gun has left many skeptical.
The vice president seldom mentioned her firearm until she recently launched her presidential campaign and started downplaying her radical agenda.
During her interview with “60 Minutes,” Harris said she owns a Glock, citing her background as a prosecutor.
“I have a Glock, and– I’ve had it for quite some time,” she said.
“And– I mean, look, Bill, my background is in law enforcement.
“And– so there you go.”
It’s unclear why a prosecutor would use a gun professionally, however.
When asked if she had fired the gun, Harris laughingly said she had.
“Yes, of course, I have, at a shooting range— yes, of course, I have,” she said.
WATCH:
My background is in law enforcement. Yes, I own a glock.pic.twitter.com/gTbjrEMCPA
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 8, 2024
While some are skeptical of Harris’s gun ownership claims, others see her statement as hypocritical because of her longtime support of gun control since her days as a prosecutor in San Francisco.
In 2005, then-District Attorney Harris supported Proposition H, which would have banned handguns in the city.
Some have also questioned if Harris is following the gun laws in Washington D.C., where firearms must be registered, and residents are barred from having a magazine with over 1o rounds.
While Harris didn’t say what kind of Glock she has, some models carry over 10 rounds.
DC residents have to register their firearms.
And DC issues a gun-registration ID card for each firearm, with the make, model, and serial number.
Post your card, Kamala.https://t.co/tt9hFCTfPm https://t.co/oxnUHLKfnF
— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) October 8, 2024
The “60 Minutes” interview was widely considered a misfire for Harris.
Harris has struggled with Whitaker’s direct questioning on subjects like immigration.
Whether Harris is a liar, or just a hypocrite, her latest comments about guns are unlikely to alter perceptions that she is aligned with the radical Left.
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