{"id":104801,"date":"2024-10-05T16:37:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T21:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=104801"},"modified":"2024-10-05T16:37:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T21:37:48","slug":"104801","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=104801","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shootingnewsweekly.com\/gun-control\/kamala-harriss-long-running-disinformation-campaign-on-guns\/\">Kamala Harris\u2019s Long-Running Disinformation Campaign on Guns.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kamala Harris is the most anti-gun candidate who has ever been as close as she is to becoming president. And she has been less than forthcoming on her specific views on firearms and the Second Amendment. It doesn\u2019t help that she has avoided any meaningful interaction from the media where she can be pressed to explain her positions. What few appearances she has made have been absolute disasters, even though they have all been with compliant Harris supporters who have handled the candidate with kid gloves.<\/p>\n<p>Without any clearly explained positions coming from Harris for her current campaign, we can only rely on her history of firearm-related statements and the few vague comments she or her campaign surrogates have made as she seeks to usurp the job currently held by Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>To be perfectly honest, when it comes to firearms and the Second Amendment, Kamala Harris is running a campaign of disinformation, obfuscation, and lies; a campaign supported by compliant \u201cjournalists\u201d and sham organizations manufactured to help obliterate our rights as gun owners.<\/p>\n<p>While Harris has tried to claim she supports the Second Amendment, she has yet to demonstrate that with either words or deeds over a career where she has drawn paychecks from only one employer: Taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve noted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20240729\/kamala-harris-is-an-existential-threat-to-the-second-amendment-and-supports-gun-confiscation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several times<\/a>\u00a0that,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20191125\/gun-confiscation-the-exit-strategy-for-failing-campaigns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as a candidate<\/a>\u00a0for president during the 2020 election cycle, Harris stated that she didn\u2019t want to just ban semi-automatic firearms, but also wanted to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20240916\/kamala-for-gun-confiscation-in-her-own-words\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confiscate<\/a>\u00a0those firearms already owned by law-abiding citizens. She is now trying to hide from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20240805\/kamala-harris-desperately-running-from-her-own-anti-second-amendment-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that past<\/a>. She wants gun owners to now believe confiscation is no longer part of her plan, but we simply\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/09\/15\/opinion-kamala-harris-firearm-policy-election-randy-kozuch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">do not believe her<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1839428028155187665&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shootingnewsweekly.com%2Fgun-control%2Fkamala-harriss-long-running-disinformation-campaign-on-guns%2F&amp;sessionId=6ed185e4742797f7a2337bd6e8a5049f1aa3bbc9&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1839428028155187665\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Sadly, although not surprisingly, many members of the media are more than happy to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20240820\/press-covers-for-kamala-harris-s-clear-record-on-gun-confiscation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">give Harris cover<\/a>\u00a0on her new claim that she does not want to confiscate firearms. The ironically misnamed website FactCheck.org tried to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shootingnewsweekly.com\/gun-control\/fact-checker-whitewashes-kamala-harriss-call-for-ar-15-confiscation\/\">give her cover<\/a>, claiming NRA \u201cmisleadingly claims that Harris will \u2018ban law-abiding citizens from owning\u2019 guns and \u2018seize your legally owned guns.\u2019 Her proposal would not ban all guns or seize any guns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But NRA has not said Harris wants to \u201cban all guns.\u201d She very well may, but what we have said, and what Harris has said, is she wants to ban what she calls \u201cassault weapons.\u201d These are guns\u2014and some of the most popular guns sold in America\u2014so, yes, she wants to ban law-abiding citizens from owning these guns, as well as others.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To put a finer point on Harris wanting to ban guns\u2014and not just so-called \u201cassault weapons\u201d\u2014in 2005, when she was San Francisco district attorney, the now-vice president was listed as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/25\/us-news\/kamala-harris-once-sponsored-measure-to-take-away-residents-handguns-in-san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sponsor of Proposition H<\/a>, which was a ballot measure that sought to ban the possession of\u00a0<em>ALL<\/em>\u00a0handguns in the city. While the measure was approved by far-left San Francisco voters, it was struck down by the courts after NRA challenged it.<\/p>\n<p>And to be clear, this was not a ban on the future sale or possession of handguns, it was a ban on\u00a0<em>ALL<\/em>\u00a0handguns, which means, had it stood, firearms would either have to be removed from the city or turned over to authorities (i.e., confiscated).<\/p>\n<p>Thus far, Harris has not yet stated she no longer supports such a ban and confiscation scheme\u2014either for San Francisco gun owners or gun owners writ large.<\/p>\n<p>FactCheck goes on to claim the Harris campaign noted the candidate \u201cis no longer advocating that Americans be required to give up weapons they legally purchased.\u201d Now, that didn\u2019t come directly from Harris, but from some unnamed campaign staffer. It might be more believable (but not really) if Harris made the statement, then elaborated as to\u00a0<em>why<\/em>\u00a0she has changed (we do not believe she has) her position.<\/p>\n<p>The website notes, presumably as a defense of Harris\u2019s claim she is \u201cin favor of the Second Amendment,\u201d that the candidate stated, \u201cTim Walz and I are both gun owners.\u201d This was claimed during her debate with Donald Trump, after Trump accurately noted Harris supports banning and confiscating firearms. FactCheck also refers to a recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, where Harris claimed, \u201cI\u2019m a gun owner; Tim Walz is a gun owner. If somebody breaks into my house, they\u2019re getting shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least part of that statement to Winfrey is likely accurate, as Harris is under the protection of the US Secret Service, and her current \u201chouse\u201d is located on the very secure grounds of the US Naval Observatory. But if anyone thought Harris meant she, as a gun owner, would use lethal force to defend herself against an intruder, one of her advisors, Keisha Lance Bottoms, later clarified that the comment was \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/news\/harris-adviser-says-quip-shooting-231556121.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a joke<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We are not sure if the \u201cjoke\u201d was about Harris shooting someone, or if it was about her being a gun owner; or if we should simply embrace the power of \u201cand.\u201d Regardless, all of this simply reinforces the notion of Harris\u2019s stated views on guns being part of a concerted disinformation campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and about the claim she is \u201cin favor of the Second Amendment\u201d? That could also use some clarification. Let\u2019s not forget that Harris\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20240729\/kamala-harris-is-an-existential-threat-to-the-second-amendment-and-supports-gun-confiscation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed an amicus brief<\/a>\u00a0to the US Supreme Court that argued the Second Amendment\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shootingnewsweekly.com\/gun-nation\/kamala-in-her-own-words-yes-she-really-is-coming-for-your-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">does\u00a0<em>not<\/em>\u00a0protect<\/a>\u00a0an individual right, and that said right should not be incorporated to the states. Just what, exactly, does she mean when she says she is \u201cin favor of the Second Amendment\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s the media\u2019s disingenuous approach to promoting candidate Harris. To that, we offer this:<\/p>\n<p>A New Jersey online news outlet,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/politics\/2024\/09\/harris-gets-stunning-endorsement-from-group-that-normally-backs-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NJ.com<\/a>, recently ran a story with the headline \u201cHarris gets stunning endorsement from group that normally backs Trump.\u201d The story related that Harris had \u201csnagged the endorsement of a national law enforcement organization,,,,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the organization, Police Leaders for Community Safety,\u00a0<em>was invented earlier this year<\/em>, and this is the group\u2019s first\u00a0<em>EVER<\/em>\u00a0political endorsement. So the headline is patently false, as the group has not only never endorsed Trump, it has never endorsed\u00a0<em>ANYONE<\/em>. Calling the group a \u201cnational law enforcement organization\u201d may not be patently false, but considering USA Today\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/national-law-enforcement-group-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president\/ar-AA1r4Kpr?ocid=BingNewsSerp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>\u00a0PLCS \u201cdescribes itself as an organization that represents dozens of police officials\u201d hardly evokes the image of a significant \u201cnational law enforcement organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A quick review of the PLCS website reveals that the organization is little more than yet another member of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20240923\/anti-gun-industrial-complex-adds-another-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-gun industrial complex<\/a>. Its focus appears to be on promoting anti-gun laws, and its current President and CEO is Gail Hoffman, who served as Legislative Director of Handgun Control, Inc. (now known simply as Brady), from 1987-1992, then served in the anti-gun Clinton Administration.<\/p>\n<p>So, yes, this is simply a sham endorsement for a deceitful candidate from an artificial \u201claw enforcement\u201d group.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to the endorsement from PLCA, Donald Trump was endorsed by the National Fraternal Order of Police, the nation\u2019s oldest law enforcement organization, and the National Association of Police Organizations, founded in 1978. These groups represent more than 300,000 and 200,000 law enforcement officers, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>We know that the vast majority of those who regularly read our alerts would never be taken in by Harris\u2019 campaign of disinformation, obfuscation, and lies on her views and ultimate goals when it comes to firearms and the Second Amendment, nor would they be swayed by her dishonest supporters in the media or artificially generated \u201claw enforcement\u201d groups. But there are millions of gun owners who may not be as well informed. That includes the estimated tens-of-millions of new gun owners that have made their first firearm purchase over the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s imperative that readers reach out to fellow gun owners or like-minded supporters of freedom who may not be as well informed to make sure they know the truth about where the candidates stand in the upcoming elections. The future of the Second Amendment is clearly at stake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kamala Harris\u2019s Long-Running Disinformation Campaign on Guns. Kamala Harris is the most anti-gun candidate who has ever been as close as she is to becoming president. And she has been less than forthcoming on her specific views on firearms and the Second Amendment. 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