Kamala Harris

What we should be doing is reading the Constitution, which says that marriage and describes marriage as a fundamental right, deserving of the highest levels of protection.

Assault weapons I absolutely believe should be taken off the streets. They -- I've seen them kill babies and police officers, not I think intended use.

That's absolutely right. 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…

Well, this year, I'm pleased to say the legislature has taken this on, and they are helping us with our continuing advocacy for more resources.

I absolutely believe should be taken off the streets. I have seen them kill babies and police officers, not I think intended use.

I think if we nationalize background checks, if we made it a requirement in all states, we could do a lot in terms of public safety.

But I think the NRA and everyone has to agree that this is just about smart policing. This is about a smart and effective way of taking guns out of the hands of people who are dangerous to our community and have proven to be so.

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…

We should be able to deal with our backlog, which is about 20,000 individuals, by the end of this calendar year, and going forward deal with the 3,000 that come on the books every year.

This year, I'm pleased to say the legislature has taken this on, and they're helping us with our continuing advocacy for more resources.

But I think that the NRA and everyone has to agree that this is just about smart policing. This is about a smart and effective way of taking guns out of the hands of people who are dangerous to our community and have been proven to be so.

The environment is different this time, and I'm actually pleased to tell you that the speaker of the assembly, John Perez, and others have engaged in a bipartisan approach to fixing this.

So we certainly have arcane laws on the books, but the most important thing is that we fix this problem and put the law back on the side of victims.

That's correct; exactly right.

As you know, California recently underwent a shift in criminal justice policy, where we realigned state responsibilities for low-level offenders to the counties, because a three-judge court panel decided that we rightly had decided that we…

We have a lot of old laws on the books. In fact, the Government Code nor California refers to the attorney general as 'he' in most sections where it talks about her authority.

No, the court -- the court returned it for it to be retried. And so it would be retried.

This is why, as part of our action, we're requiring the directors and officers step down, so that we can purge the organization of the bad apples and preserve the assets that exist.

The reality is that there are a lot of predators who take advantage of our servicemen and women and our veterans.

But as to these directors that we have charged, they've basically been lining their pockets off the compassion that Americans have for our veterans and our servicemen and women and that has to be stopped.

Well, I would suggest, too, that they knew that they were misrepresenting the facts to the IRS on their 990 form and were misrepresenting it to such an extent that they inverted the numbers.

It's outrageous. That's why we're putting the full force of law into going after these guys and, believe me, they will face a full accounting and consequence for their misconduct.

Well, I came into office in 2011 and focusing on our veterans in California has been a priority for my administration.

But as to these directors, we have charged that they have basically been lining the pockets off the compassion that Americans have for our veterans and service men and women and that has to be stopped.

I would suggest to you that they knew that they were misrepresenting the facts to the IRS on their 990 form, and were misrepresenting it to such an extent that they inverted the numbers.