"I have a Glock...

[Alephy]

... and I have had it for some time"
~ Kamala Harris

On 60 Minutes interview

https://imgur.com/a/D3R4tbB

[radical noodle]

1. And like many responsible gun owners,

she supports better gun safety laws.

Enjoy your stay.

[Alephy]

2. I thought it was...

badass.

[Delphinus]

5. Belated

welcome to DU!

[Alephy]

7. Thank you

I have actually been around here for almost a couple of decades.

Merely as an observer, however.

Ironically, one of my first replies to a post here got me temporarily kicked out--and I had to ask for forgiveness because I could no longer stand the ads. So who knows how long I will last!

[rsdsharp]

3. So do I. I hate the trigger, but I have a G36.

[multigraincracker]

37. I had one too and a trigger safety, one reason

I traded for a Remington 30.06 bolt action deer rifle. I always left the Glock unchambered as a safety. Now only have a 22 which is way cheaper to target practice with.
I never go any where that I wouldn’t feel safe without a gun.

[sheshe2]

4. What's it all about, Alfie?

[dalton99a]

6. Good for her and her family.

[surfered]

8. It's not uncommon for prosecutors to be threatened . People they've sent to prison sometimes hold a grudge.

I know a defense lawyer who was threatened by a “client” who got 20 years and thought his attorney should have gotten him less. The criminal said, when I get out, I’m going to come looking for you.

[hlthe2b]

9. I have bear spray tucked away near the front door along with a baseball bat in the hall closet & pepper spray

on my key chain. I can appreciate a secured gun in the hands of a well-trained person. Still, as a teen, I had an incident that determined that I would rather die than risk a lifetime of guilt over shooting and killing someone I had not intended or even taking the life of someone I had. No, I don't have a death wish, but I may well have an over-developed sense of guilt. Regardless, I don't want to kill anyone. That certainly doesn't rule out bodily injury, however.

I carry bear spray hiking with my dog, just in case. And, I HAVE (wasted a container) testing it out to make sure I COULD use it. Though I have been far too close to a mountain lion (potentially the worst scenario), I have yet to see a bear on the trail. Bear bells on my pup probably have their intended deterrent effect.

[Alephy]

11. I get this...

Well, except the "I would rather die" part.

I am not a gun aficionado. And I actually served in the US Army.

When Trump became President, however, there were a series of attacks on 'brown foreigners.' I remember a Sikh man shot on his driveway after being told to go back to his country. And, in a similar fashion, an Indian man shot in a bar in Kansas City, if I recall correctly.

Born in this country, but looking like a 'brown foreigner' myself, I was so incensed by those episodes that I actually decided to buy a handgun from a friend.

Wasted 500 bucks. Should have bought Bitcoin instead.

[hlthe2b]

13. The one time I could live with...

taking the life of another would be to defend another--especially that of one being brutally attacked. I could live with that decision.

But, as a teen, I faced the personal risk scenario when I was alone in the house and someone tried to break in. I had my father's handgun and I knew I would have used it had I not managed to make enough noise to scare him off. Police eventually did arrive, but not in time for me not to have faced that decision. I struggled with it for years afterward knowing full well I would have used that gun (to this day, I still know I would have done so) and whether or not I could live with not knowing if the life I took was a simple desperate thief or someone with far worse history and reactive intentions. All I have to say is that those who have never actually faced that decision and who are so damned sure what they would do and that it would not adversely affect the rest of their lives might well be fooling themselves. That is especially so given you would likely face the equivalent of an inquest-- where everyone would be questioning your decision. Imagine doing so with all the later revealed facts about the deceased person and who he was and was not--all at the very time you might be questioning it yourself.

'

[former9thward]

30. If you are concerned with a taking the life of someone who is trying to take yours,

there are alternatives far better than bear spray or a bat. There are CO2 guns which will disable an attacker without killing them. They shoot hard plastic balls, or tear gas balls or pepper spray balls. The gas balls go far farther than any small cannister can spray. Just throwing it out there.

[multigraincracker]

40. Pretty much how I feel.

Google “cheap home security” for great ways to keep intruders out without a firearm. Motion lights, fake cameras, and cheap ways to fortify doors and windows.

[LexVegas]

10. Me too! Good for her. nt

[dsp3000]

12. I prefer sig sauer

But glocks are OK

[Kaleva]

19. I prefer the revolver for simplicity

I don't have the desire to add dealing with failure to fire, feed , extract or eject to my training regimen.

[displacedvermoter]

31. Smith & Wesson Model 60

[sarisataka]

36. It depends on the person and their training

As I have the most experience on semiautos, they are my go to. But for various reasons I may choose a revolver, such as today.

For many people, the best choice is no gun at all. As a poster on this thread has stated they would never willingly take a life, such self-knowledge is admirable. There are many choices for self-defense but the primary one is always our brain.

[sarisataka]

21. Much better choice IMO

but if one chooses to arm oneself, I must admit a Glock is not a bad choice.

[Emile]

14. She has good reason for a gun, having been a criminal prosecutor

in her past. I'm sure she has some bad enemies.

[Alephy]

15. As a convicted criminal...

Donald Trump is not allowed to have a gun, is he?

[former9thward]

32. Why would he need a gun?

He has secret service protection, just as Harris has. That aside, convicted felons in FL cannot own a gun. But there can be guns in their households if there is anyone living there who is not a felon and owns the gun.

[The_Counsel]

35. Well, He Shouldn't Be....

...but this IS Donald Trump we're talking about. He seems to get away with everything else.

[Vinca]

16. A common misconception among the crazy gun humpers on the right is that people on the left know

nothing about guns and would never use one let alone own one. Sane gun ownership is something they don't understand. In their world, you must have the latest, most powerful and greatest number of weapons and you must keep them everywhere including on your body. A few weeks ago, a took a back road home and spotted an old guy who looked like he was just out for a walk. I suspected he was the person who lived up a long driveway that had a wooden American flag at the entrance (aka MAGA alert). Sure enough, he couldn't just amble along unarmed. He was packing heat. Guess he was afraid a fish would jump out of the nearby brook and attack him.

[Kaleva]

18. Some on the left know plenty about guns

I know quite a bit about them and sometimes get called a gun humper or gun lover for having that knowledge.

Usually by folks who I think know little about them.

[sarisataka]

20. It is the one subject where ignorance

is seen as noble.

[Kaleva]

24. Yes

[Vinca]

27. FYI I've owned guns. Currently do not by choice. I was trained when I became a police officer. I shot

them in practice regularly. Fortunately, never on duty. I'm kind of surprised there are people on DU who seem to be connecting with the gun worship on the right. At least that's how it sounds from the couple of responses I got.

[sarisataka]

34. After 20 years military service,

there are few guns in the inventory I do not have some experience on. Along the way I have pick up knowledge of ballistics and have seen first-hand the effects of terminal ballistics.

This knowledge has caused me to be labeled an "gun humper", "ammosexual" and less polite epithets.

We always have at least a couple on DU who are rather extreme on guns, but the majority of us simply have knowledge/experience. The tripping point is often that knowledge allows us to point out flaws in gun control proposals. Suggested options which would be effective are simply dismissed as "NRA talking points".

[Vinca]

25. I know a lot about them. I was a cop. When I refer to "gun humper" I mean the fellows who'd rather

crawl in the sack and have sex with their AK over being a normal human being. I'm not referring to responsible people who own guns. I assume none of yours are permanently attached to your arm like it seems they are for the crazies on the right.

[ecstatic]

17. She's a former AG and District Attorney.

Of course she's strapped. 🙄 Not sure why it's so surprising. Magats should really think twice before running up on people ("libs" ) who they ASSume will be defenseless.

[former9thward]

33. She has secret service protection.

She may own a gun but she is not "strapped".

[sarisataka]

39. Would it matter if she was or was not "strapped"

Personally, I think it is her choice, protective detail or not.

[former9thward]

41. I am sure it would have reported if she did that.

[sir pball]

46. Honestly I think, for her case, it would be counterproductive to be carrying.

She's got one of the (theoretically) most elite protective forces in the world. If anything happens, she's not whipping out her iron and going John Wick – she's instantly being tackled and carried off by a squadron of armed and armored "operators". There's no possible situation I can think of where it would be to her advantage.

[Solly Mack]

22. I have a clock. I know what time it is. :)

[BornADemocrat]

23. I have a Ruger

Lots of Democrats are gun owners. We're also for gun control, unlike the right.

[maxsolomon]

26. I don't and I never will.

There are many young, angry, testosterone-addled males in this nation that shouldn't have them either.

[Srkdqltr]

28. Do you think she was putting, whoever, on notice?

[Silent Type]

29. Not much on guns, but one for home protection is OK. It's the a-holes that have to strap on one or two to

walk out the door who are a problem. Or the Kyle Rittenhouses or George Zimmermans.

CNN interviewed some elderly lady in Helene's path in NC yesterday. She had an AR15 lying on the front porch railing like she was going to be attacked by marauding liberals or something. That junk ain't acceptable.

[Darwins_Retriever]

38. I have 2

A Glock 19 (9mm compact) and a Glock 30 (.45 subcompact)

Kept in a safe, haven't seen them for several years. I got seriously ill a few years ago and my wife hid the safe. Now, neither my wife nor I know where the safe is. I actually want to sell them. I used to go to a range and fire them, but I haven't for several years.

[Tree Lady]

43. I had to laugh my husband

and I forget stuff all the time. Sorry for your illness.

My hubby wants to buy a gun and I won't let him because he has depression issues. He is ok now but he has low spells that get very low.

[True Dough]

42. With that idiot Elon Musk repeatedly making references to no one trying to kill Harris

as if he's trying to egg someone on to attempt it, she should have as much home defense as possible!

[NickB79]

44. I prefer my AR carbine for home defense

9mm ammo picks up 250 fps of velocity from a 16" barrel vs a 4" handgun barrel, so hollow points expand really well. 9mm has a lot less muzzle flash than 5.56mm, so it's better at night. Plus, the LED weapon light on it practically blinds anyone who it's pointed at.

[sir pball]

45. I honestly don't know if I can excuse this.

A GLOCK? Really?

1911 or nothing.

Okay, okay, I might allow an HK USP 9mm if you want the extra capacity…