“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.
Very few burglaries are done in the middle of the night while the residents are home. Unless the burglar is very stupid they’re gonna burgle when everyone’s at work or on vacation etc. So in the extremely rare case that someone does break in at 3AM while you’re sleeping, I wouldn’t necessarily assume it’s definitely a robbery.
This isn’t to defend Kamala, I hate people who fantasize about implausible scenarios where they get to lawfully shoot somebody. A security system would likely deter any home invader regardless of their intentions.
Also true. Which is why you should do things that discourage people from burglarizing your home that don’t involve anyone getting shot. I guess my point is you’re more likely to accidentally shoot one of your own family members during a home invasion than you are to experience some The Strangers/Funny Games/Purge-type shit. People vastly overestimate their abilities using firearms or what they’d do in a gunfight. A lot of home invasion stuff comes off as fantasies to kill people or overly emotional fear responses. People don’t learn to let go of their egos and control their emotions in stressful situations.
Burglaries during night are less common but not that rare. Night burglars are more often under influence of drugs and in general less experienced. Which means that a confrontation is more risky and should be avoided if possible.