Has she ever shot it? “Of course I did. On a shooting range,” she said with a laugh, while recalling her past in the justice system, as a prosecutor.
In mid-September, the vice-president had already revealed to television star Oprah Winfrey that she owned a weapon but without specifying which one, assuring that she would shoot any intruder who entered her home.
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Until recently, Kamala Harris rarely said she had a weapon, in line with the Democratic camp rather in favor of stronger regulation, particularly in the face of mass shootings.
But in view of the very close election which is looming against her Republican rival Donald Trump on November 5, she had to position herself, in a country which has more weapons than inhabitants.
Mr. Trump has frequently accused his opponent, including during their televised debate on September 10, of wanting to confiscate Americans’ weapons, a right protected by the Second Amendment.
Allegations that Kamala Harris rejects, adding that her running mate Tim Walz also has a weapon.
