Kamala Harris delivered a powerful acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, declaring, “I will always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself and I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself.”
Perhaps unsurprisingly, she said no such thing about standing up for the rights of American citizens, whose votes she wants in November, to defend themselves. There was no promise to ensure American citizens would always have the ability to fight back.
Writing at The Hill, opinion contributor Keith Naughton observed, “Funny thing is, she didn’t really say that much.”
She didn’t have to because it was clear thousands of Democrats in the United Center were mesmerized by Harris. They were giddy about her defense of abortion, and her multiple attacks on Republican Donald Trump, as affirmed by a quote from California delegate Kathy Bowler in Reuters: “She hit every single point about representing everyone, representing the country, dealing with the policy areas, foreign policy, working for the middle class.”
No, she did not. She doesn’t represent the views of 80-100 million gun owners, and never has. As California attorney general, Harris was sued by gun rights organizations at least twice.
According to a transcript of her address, she mentioned, “The freedom to live safe from gun violence—in our schools, communities, and places of worship.” (Second Amendment activists may wonder where that freedom is specified in the Constitution unless it is covered by the right of the people to keep and bear arms.)
For a primer on what Harris has said about the right to keep and bear arms, look no further than a new 15-second message posted by the Second Amendment Foundation on social media. It says everything one needs to understand about where Harris stands on gun rights. The video was posted earlier this week as Democrats were celebrating in Chicago.