The recent presidential debate was disappointing for those hoping for a fair, impartial treatment of both candidates. Unchecked by ABC News, California Democrat and Vice President Kamala Harris fed Americans lie after lie.
The biggest? That she respects the Second Amendment and she is not coming after your guns. She has, and she will. Vice President Kamala Harris cannot be trusted when it comes to your Second Amendment rights.
Her hollow claims to the contrary are more than just political doublespeak, they are outright falsehoods. Her history, her many statements and her DNC-approved agenda all point to one undeniable truth: If elected she will move to take away law-abiding citizensâ guns.
Americaâs gun owners cannot stand by silently while this threat to our freedom looms. We must be resolute in this.
Harris wants you to believe she is one of us, a gun owner, and someone who fully appreciates the fundamental American right to bear arms. But donât let her use of a handgun as a prop fool you.
At the debate, she declared: âTim Walz and I are gun owners; we are not taking anybodyâs guns away. So, stop with the lies.â Well, letâs talk about lies, Madam Vice President. Harris stood there with a straight face, attempting to placate millions of law-abiding gun owners while plotting to confiscate our firearms. It isnât just a âplan.â She has done it before.
As Californiaâs attorney general and junior senator, she had a lot to say about taking guns away from law-abiding citizens. When Harris had the chance to defend gun rights, she stood on the side of restrictions, not freedoms. She has been a champion for policies that chip away at the Second Amendment. Just like her hand-picked gun-grabbing running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, these policies are designed to erode the Second Amendment, and Kamala Harris knows it.
Letâs not forget her earlier statements, the ones sheâs trying to walk back now that sheâs desperate to appear more moderate. At her very first presidential rally, Harris said, âWe â we who believe that every person in our nation should have the freedom to live safe from the terror of gun violence will finally pass universal background checks, red flag laws, and an assault weapons ban.â She wasnât vague then.
Her vision for America is one where your right to self-defense is crushed under the heel of government overreach.
Donât just take my word for it â look at whatâs on her campaign website. Harris supports gun bans, gun registries, and red flag laws that strip away gun ownersâ rights without due process. She aspires to take gun manufacturers to court and hold them liable for every misuse of their product as a means of forcing them into bankruptcy and making firearms harder to buy.
Letâs be clear about this: Kamala Harris doesnât get to redefine the Second Amendment. She doesnât get to decide what rights you have and which ones you donât. Our forefathers were clear when they wrote: âthe right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.â Yet here she is, ready and willing to trample on that right in a misguided attempt to improve public safety.
We canât let that happen.
This fight is about more than just guns. Itâs about defending the very foundation of our freedom. For almost 250 years this country has flourished under a government that existed to preserve individual rights, but far-left politicians like Kamala Harris are ready to jettison individual rights to somehow free America from fear, as if that were even possible. And for those who think âwell itâs just this one right,â consider how Harris and President Joe Biden have attacked free speech over the past four years, ostensibly to protect America.
We cannot allow ourselves to be taken in by Kamala Harrisâ artful deceptions. If Americaâs gun owners hope to preserve their constitutional right to bear arms, we must fight Harris and politicians like her at every turn. And we should say, with absolute clarity, to those who would seek to take our guns: âNot on our watch.â
Randy Kozuch is the Executive Director of NRA Institute for Legislative Action.
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