Kamala Harris: ‘Assault Weapons Are Designed to Kill a Lot of Human Beings Quickly’ and Should Be Banned

MOSLEY Madam Vice President ░░░░░░░░ m switching gears again ░░░░░░░░ OK MOSLEY Quick question ░░░░░░░░ want to talk to ░░░░░░░░ about gun control So ░░░░░░░░ ve said you support ░░░░░░░░ assault weapons ban and ░░░░░░░░ background checks and we ░░░░░░░░ learned during the debate ░░░░░░░░ you are a gun ░░░░░░░░ Harris Mm hmm MOSLEY ░░░░░░░░ in cities like Philadelphia ░░░░░░░░ are responsible for most ░░░░░░░░ and violent crime The ░░░░░░░░ recent FBI data shows ░░░░░░░░ were involved in 59 ░░░░░░░░ of murders in our ░░░░░░░░ How will you address ░░░░░░░░ issue of the use ░░░░░░░░ handguns because a push ░░░░░░░░ an assault weapons ban ░░░░░░░░ addresses a significant but ░░░░░░░░ part of the problem ░░░░░░░░ So first of all ░░░░░░░░ I am a gun ░░░░░░░░ and Tim Walz is ░░░░░░░░ gun owner and we ░░░░░░░░ not trying to take ░░░░░░░░ s guns away from ░░░░░░░░ But we do need ░░░░░░░░ assault weapons ban Assault ░░░░░░░░ are designed to kill ░░░░░░░░ lot of human beings ░░░░░░░░ and have no place ░░░░░░░░ Yes The assault weapons ░░░░░░░░ yes Harris and have ░░░░░░░░ place I m going ░░░░░░░░ get to it MOSLEY ░░░░░░░░ Harris And have no ░░░░░░░░ on the streets of ░░░░░░░░ civil society We need ░░░░░░░░ background checks which to ░░░░░░░░ point about handguns is ░░░░░░░░ saying that it is ░░░░░░░░ reasonable to want reasonable ░░░░░░░░ safety laws that say ░░░░░░░░ should do background checks ░░░░░░░░ we ought to know ░░░░░░░░ s just reasonable You ░░░░░░░░ want to know before ░░░░░░░░ can buy a lethal ░░░░░░░░ if they ve been ░░░░░░░░ by a court to ░░░░░░░░ a danger to themselves ░░░░░░░░ others You might just ░░░░░░░░ to know And if ░░░░░░░░ MOSLEY And respectfully we ░░░░░░░░ understand that Harris But ░░░░░░░░ ve you re asking ░░░░░░░░ you re asking MOSLEY ░░░░░░░░ I m asking specifically ░░░░░░░░ handguns because many of ░░░░░░░░ handguns aren t purchased ░░░░░░░░ places crosstalk Harris Universal ░░░░░░░░ checks MOSLEY Yes Harris ░░░░░░░░ to handguns MOSLEY Yes ░░░░░░░░ They do And MOSLEY ░░░░░░░░ in many instances those ░░░░░░░░ aren t even bought ░░░░░░░░ yes Harris Which is ░░░░░░░░ I also have been ░░░░░░░░ adamant for years In ░░░░░░░░ I myself protested at ░░░░░░░░ gun show probably 10 ░░░░░░░░ years ago about the ░░░░░░░░ show loophole and why ░░░░░░░░ need to close that ░░░░░░░░ what ends up happening ░░░░░░░░ that gun shows at ░░░░░░░░ markets gun dealers are ░░░░░░░░ under existing law in ░░░░░░░░ past required to register ░░░░░░░░ sales And so you ░░░░░░░░ exactly right that a ░░░░░░░░ of homicides for example ░░░░░░░░ good number I might ░░░░░░░░ have the statistic in ░░░░░░░░ of my mind are ░░░░░░░░ with illegally purchased guns ░░░░░░░░ that s why we ░░░░░░░░ to address each entry ░░░░░░░░ in the issue including ░░░░░░░░ background checks closing the ░░░░░░░░ show loophole and what ░░░░░░░░ need to do as ░░░░░░░░ general matter to focus ░░░░░░░░ only on reaction to ░░░░░░░░ but prevention of crime ░░░░░░░░ you re raising a ░░░░░░░░ important issue that has ░░░░░░░░ facets including what we ░░░░░░░░ to do in terms ░░░░░░░░ reasonable gun safety laws ░░░░░░░░ what we need to ░░░░░░░░ around crime prevention what ░░░░░░░░ need to do around ░░░░░░░░ deterrence But listen I ░░░░░░░░ personally prosecuted homicide cases ░░░░░░░░ have held the hands ░░░░░░░░ mothers who have come ░░░░░░░░ me crying who have ░░░░░░░░ I only want to ░░░░░░░░ to Kamala because they ░░░░░░░░ when they sat down ░░░░░░░░ would treat them with ░░░░░░░░ dignity and respect that ░░░░░░░░ were entitled and due ░░░░░░░░ the loss of their ░░░░░░░░ often their son to ░░░░░░░░ violence and the need ░░░░░░░░ take it seriously And ░░░░░░░░ must take it seriously ░░░░░░░░ every way understanding it ░░░░░░░░ not just about a ░░░░░░░░ it s about a ░░░░░░░░ approach that deals with ░░░░░░░░ tragedy of to your ░░░░░░░░ everyday gun violence in ░░░░░░░░ It s real it ░░░░░░░░ had a profound impact ░░░░░░░░ terms of trauma that ░░░░░░░░ the most part has ░░░░░░░░ undiagnosed and untreated the ░░░░░░░░ that exists in communities ░░░░░░░░ the violence of losing ░░░░░░░░ children losing a brother ░░░░░░░░ a father an uncle ░░░░░░░░ of that must be ░░░░░░░░ And we have to ░░░░░░░░ a holistic response to ░░░░░░░░