“I’m a gun owner; Tim Walz is a gun owner,” Harris said.

“I did not know that,” Winfrey replied.

“If somebody breaks into my house, they’re getting shot,” Harris added. “Probably should not have said that. But my staff will deal with that later.”

The article has a video clip. I love the bullshit "probably..." It's a 100% certainty she spoke with her staff and workshopped the phrasing and presentation of gun stuff. Plus I bet she practiced her lines. No American politician is going to wing it when talking about guns.

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[–] LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA@hexbear.net 23 points 2 months ago (84 children)

Definitely a weird way to pander to the right, but whatever.

The thing is, I can sort of agree? If someone breaks into my home at night while I am asleep, I'm not going to stop and ask questions about their intentions. I will assume they are here to do me and mine harm, and I will react accordingly, which very likely means shooting them. Breaking into someone's home at 3am is very different from trying to rifle through the shit in their car. But fantasizing about it on Oprah is fucking crazy, even for a politician.

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago (23 children)

Yeah, preparing to react with violence if some stranger comes into your home unannounced is not the crazy thing a lot of leftists like to claim it is. Desiring safety and security in you living space is a basic animal instinct. But I'd rather just the person get scared and run, since I'm not exactly willing to kill someone over my pc.

[–] Rivalarrival 1 points 2 months ago

But I'd rather just the person get scared and run, since I'm not exactly willing to kill someone over my pc.

Agreed, but you have no direct control over that. The decision to get scared and run is theirs, not yours.

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