Kamala Harris Has Tried to Ban the Handgun She Claims She Owns in Both the Cities She’s Lived In

Kamala Harris owns “a Glock.” So she told 60 Minutes last night:

Harris didn’t say which type of Glock, and she wasn’t asked to elaborate. But, from her previous statements, we know that it’s a Glock handgun, and from her previous actions, we therefore know that it’s exactly the sort of firearm that, at two points in her career, she’s tried to prevent her fellow citizens from owning.

Back when Harris was a district attorney in San Francisco, she backed Proposition H, which, had it not been struck down by the courts, would have banned all handguns in her city. Per The Reload:

The measure banned San Francisco residents from buying, selling, or even possessing handguns. With exceptions included for active-duty law enforcement, military, and licensed security guards, 58 percent voted in favor of the measure. But it faced immediate legal scrutiny from the National Rifle Association (NRA), California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA), and other gun-rights groups.

Two years later, Harris signed onto an amicus brief in the case of D.C. v Heller that claimed that the Second Amendment contained no protections of the individual right to keep and bear arms, and argued that the city of Washington, D.C., could therefore ban all handguns if it so wished.

Which . . . well, is pretty remarkable, isn’t it? In the last two decades, Harris has lived in two places — San Francisco and Washington, D.C. — and, as her public record shows, she has tried to ban the private ownership of handguns in both locations. A couple of weeks ago, Harris told Oprah Winfrey that if someone broke into her house, “they’re getting shot” with her Glock. But, if that is true, it’s only true because she has been defeated in both of her attempts to make that impossible. The San Francisco law that she backed would have banned the possession of all handguns within the city’s borders. The Washington, D.C., law that was struck down in D.C. v. Heller mandated the total prohibition of any handguns that had not been bought and registered prior to 1976. As a presidential candidate, Harris is pointing to her ownership of a Glock as if it were a testament to her moderation and restraint. But it’s not. It’s a testament to the success of the people who, having been called all manner of names by Harris and her political friends, fought back against her zealotry and won.