“I’ve had a Glock for quite a while,” he said during an interview on CBS’ 60 Minutes, responding to a reporter who had just asked him if he owned a gun. Have you ever shot it? “Of course. At a shooting range,” he said with a laugh, remembering his past in the justice system, as a prosecutor.
Less discretion
In mid-September, the vice president had already revealed to television star Oprah Winfrey that she owned a gun but without specifying which one, assuring that she would shoot any intruder who entered her home.
Until recently, Kamala Harris rarely said she owned a gun, in line with the Democratic camp that is more in favor of stricter regulation, particularly in the face of mass shootings. But with a close election ahead against Republican rival Donald Trump on Nov. 5, he had to position himself in a country that has more guns than people.