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Kamala Harris: And who can -- any of us who are a believer in the Second Amendment but also a believer in public safety and…

On the recordFebruary 5, 2013
And who can -- any of us who are a believer in the Second Amendment but also a believer in public safety and intelligence-based policing have to agree that when someone has been by a court prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm, and in particular, because they were convicted of a felony or they are mentally ill, we need to take the guns out of those hands, because they're going to pose a much greater risk to the safety of the family who is in that home, that neighborhood and the community at large.
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Kamala Harris
Democratic · California

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Harris emphasizes the need to remove firearms from individuals prohibited by law due to felony convictions or mental illness to ensure public safety.

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