In Talking About ‘Freedom,’ Harris Hopes She Has a Winning Message on Guns

The New York Times ^ | Oct. 6, 2024Updated 1:19 p.m. ET | Sheryl Gay Stolberg

[E. Pluribus Unum]

When President Bill Clinton asked House Democrats to pass an assault weapons ban in 1994, their leaders begged him to back off, fearing the vote would cost them their seats. They were right. Democrats lost the House for the first time in 40 years, blamed the assault weapons ban and let it expire. They have struggled ever since to figure out a winning gun safety message.

Now comes Vice President Kamala Harris, who is talking about guns in a new way for a Democrat — by co-opting the language of Republicans.

She has promised Americans “the freedom to be safe from gun violence,” including in her first campaign ad, and told Oprah Winfrey that she owned a gun and that if someone breaks into her home, “they’re getting shot.” In doing so, Ms. Harris has upended Democratic stereotypes and reframed the conversation around guns — even as she vows to reinstate the lapsed ban, a long-sought goal of many in the party.

“It is a false choice to suggest you are either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone’s guns away,” Ms. Harris declared last month at a White House ceremony in which President Biden signed two executive orders related to gun safety. “I am in favor of the Second Amendment, and I believe we need to reinstate the assault weapons ban.”

Advocates of gun safety legislation say the vice president has leaned into the issue like few presidential candidates before her. Democrats hope her message will appeal to a constituency that is critical to winning the election: moderate, undecided voters in swing states — especially suburban women, who are deeply concerned about school shootings.

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“It is a false choice to suggest you are either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone’s guns away,” Ms. Harris declared last month

Ms. Harris is willfully denying the meaning of the phrase "shall not be infringed."

The scare quotes areound the word 'freedom' is the tell that the NYT knows she is lying and their citizen disarmament agenda will be safe with her.

Advocates of gun safety legislation say the vice president has leaned into the issue like few presidential candidates before her. Democrats hope her message will appeal to a constituency that is critical to winning the election: moderate, undecided voters in swing states — especially suburban women, who are deeply concerned about school shootings.

FACT: 98% of mass-shootings occur in gun-free zones

SOURCE: https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-percentage-mass-shootings-happen-gun-free-amanda-prestigiacomo

SOURCE: https://slowfacts.wordpress.com/2023/05/29/how-we-stopped-mass-murderers-time-after-time/

[ClearCase_guy]

“I am in favor of the Second Amendment, and I believe we need to reinstate the assault weapons ban.”

Okay, let me try:

I am in favor of a woman's right to choose, and I believe we need to make abortion illegal.

Whoo-Hoo! That was fun!

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’ve got a “winning message” for her Jamaicanho/Indian azz. Don’t mess with MY BILL OF RIGHTS you America-hating biatch.

[BenLurkin]

“the freedom to be safe from gun violence”

I’d rather be safe from out of control government.

[MtnClimber]

How about being safe from authoritarian thugs? That has been a historical problem. What is the marxist response that they, in fact, are the oppressors?

[Qwapisking]

“truth in advertising proclaims there are two sides to every political mouth” L.Star

[frank ballenger]

We are moving day by day to “I love my country but fear my government.”

If Harris is appointed President in November we will hear it a lot more.

[Bayan]

No one in their right mind believes one word she says.

[OHPatriot]

Kamala Harris - Willie Brown’s worn out mattress.

I don’t take advice from a Whore nor do I care for what they have to say.

So in other words, “The Mattress” needs to STFU.

Better yet, she can stick a “Timmy Tampon” in her big mouth!!!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I am in favor of a woman's right to choose, and I believe we need to make abortion illegal.

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." --English Socialist Party of Oceania

[frank ballenger]

RE: a woman’s right to choose

and a man and a woman’s right to choose Glock, Sig Sauer, Colt, Smith & Wesson, Springfield, Heritage....

Freedom.

[rickomatic]

The left touts the false mantra “gun safety “.

[Gaffer]

No one believes her or NYTsl lies about their gun grabbing rhetoric

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I’d rather be safe from out of control government.

Yep. Governments murdered 262,000,000 of their own citizens in the 20th century alone.

[Gaffer]

Yeah. Thugs that stop people from helping victims of Helene. Imagine what they’d be like if we were disarmed.

[Colt1851Navy]

School shootings or illegal immigrants murdering the Moderates with knives, guns, poison drugs and auto accidents, what is the difference?

[antidemoncrat]

Of course we will all feel safer because no one will have guns except hardened criminals, gang bangers and several million illegal aliens.

[gundog]

They didn’t “let it expire” without a fight.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I hate the government more and more every day when we’ve got foreign refugees who came begging like a bunch of azhos and ended up being given major positions in our government. We’ve got a friggin’ Haitian acting as the White House big mouth. The jackasses here feeding off the government teat want to put a Jamaican/Indian in the White House. A jackass Jamaican “judge” trying to throw a former U.S. President in Jail. A Commie King of Havana running “Homeland Security”, the border and FEMA. That’s just a few. Why are no Americans running our government? Crap like Sandy Beach Cortez, Rashida “The Queen of the Desert Caravans” Slaib representing the Muslim terrorists with her butt buddy squaw, Ilhan Omar riding shotgun for her. What happened to my country. I learned today that the bastards tearing down our historical memorials and statues have created a Black Lives Matter Plaza up in the District of Corruption. When did the jackasses in Congress come up with that Nazi idea?

[FlingWingFlyer]

Harris can kiss my red, white and blue arse. I’m not going to allow one of her salamis cut me into pieces with a machete.