As of this writing, Harris is running a campaign for stricter gun laws – such as state-enacted red-flag laws, required background checks, and an assault weapons ban – but countered Republican presidential Donald Trump when he accused her of having "a plan to confiscate everybody's gun" during the presidential debate that took place on Sept. 10, 2024.
"Tim Walz and I are both gun owners. We're not taking anybody's guns away," she said. "So stop with the continuous lying about this stuff."
Later that evening, Tim Walz , Harris' running mate, posted the following on X ( archived ):
It actually wasn't the first time Harris has publicly announced that she owns a gun; while on the presidential campaign trail in 2019, she said: "I am a gun owner, and I own a gun for probably the reason that a lot of people do, for personal safety. I was a career prosecutor. And in terms of gun policy though I think that for too long and still today we are being offered a false choice which suggests you're either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone's guns away."
At the time, CNN reported that an aide said Harris kept the handgun safely locked up in her California home.
In sum, because Harris herself publicly confirmed she's a gun owner, we rate this claim "True."
She is a hypocrite, lier and a fraud. She wants to take away Americans fun’s yet she pretends I have a gun. She has a bill now the she just put in place to take away guns. Just another lie she has told. In office now yet praying on people that are hurting and asking for help. That she caused . She isn’t doing anything, hasn’t the past3 years and won’t do anything for American the future.
Arch Stanton
2m ago
Typical left-wing elitist. Harris has 24 hr. secret service protection. Harris owns a gun. But Harris doesn't think you should own a gun.
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