why the heck do kamla Harris and Tim Walls have guns well back in 2019 Harris told reporters that this was her reasoning I own a gun for probably the reason that a lot of people do for personal safety um I was a career prosecutor it's not entirely surprising since there have been a number of incidents in the past where people in the legal system have tried to retaliate against prosecutors police judges Etc as for walls the man absolutely loves hunting and actually used to be one of the NRA's favorite politicians from around 2010 to 2016 he was a moderate who was a staunch supporter of gun rights but reformed his St in 2017 after the Las Vegas music festival shooting claimed 60 lives I think my shift is the country's changed on this uh we've changed the situation has changed and I along with it as a leader so what does that mean for their stance on gun legislation Harris's official policy outline states that as president she'll ban assault weapons in high-capacity magazines require Universal background checks and support red flag laws wal's back similar measures and as Minnesota Governor signed Universal background checks into law implemented a flag law and created stricter penalties for ineligible individuals caught purchasing Firearms Harrison walls are proof that it's possible for politicians to support popular Common Sense gun measures without infringing on anyone's rights