US Vice President and Democratic candidate for the White House, Kamala Harris, defended this Thursday the Ban on assault rifles, while admitting to owning a weaponat a campaign event hosted by popular presenter Oprah Winfrey.
“If anyone breaks into my house, they will be shot.”Harris explained with a laugh after Winfrey asked her about the gun she owns. “I probably shouldn’t have said that. But my staff will deal with that later,” continued the Democratic candidate, who had already revealed during the last presidential debate with her Republican rival, Donald Trump, that she owns a firearm.
The Democrat thus defended the possession of weapons, enshrined in the American Constitution, but also asked stricter regulation ban assault rifles, which are responsible for most of the country’s mass shootings.
During the campaign event, Harris also supported access to abortion in the United States and immigration reform that gives more resources to the Border Patrol.
The event was hosted by Winfrey in the style of one of her television programs and had the virtual participation of Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lopez, among other celebrities.
