Old North News

Steve Cortes, President of the League of American Workers, said that Vice President Kamala Harris doesn’t “believe in the foundations of the Second Amendment" and would favor gun bans and buybacks of certain firearms.

“Kamala Harris is a California radical who does not believe in the foundations of the Second Amendment," Cortes said. “Harris wants to ban the most popular rifles in America. She would forcibly seize guns from law-abiding citizens, all while her soft-on-crime and open borders policies produce frightening, elevated random street violence."

According to a recent report from the Center Square, Vice President Harris has a history of supporting restrictions on firearms and the second amendment. As San Francisco District Attorney, Harris led a group of prosecutors in urging the Supreme Court to uphold Washington D.C.'s handgun ban, which was found unconstitutional. Harris, as Vice President, spoke favorably of Australia's gun restrictions which do not consider self-defense as a "genuine reason" for gun ownership. 

As a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President, Harris told a group of Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire that she supports a mandatory buyback program for certain firearms she dubbed “assault weapons.” Bloomberg described her stance as “a more aggressive position than her main rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination,” which included President Joe Biden.

According to a report from Old North News, there are currently an estimated 370,000 gun owners in North Carolina that aren't registered to vote in the upcoming Presidential election between Vice President Harris and Former President Trump. The report noted that gun owners are more likely to be Republicans.

There are currently 7,567,009 registered voters in North Carolina. In 2020 the presidential election in North Carolina was decided by 74,483 votes, according to the North Carolina Board of Elections. North Carolinians wanting to register can do so now through October 31 online through Secure Vote North Carolina.

Cortes is a political advisor and commentator. He previously traded global currencies and interest rates for 25 years for large international hedge funds. He has been an on-air broadcaster for CNBC, Fox News and CNN. Cortes founded League of American Workers in 2022 to conduct research and develops proposals on public policies impacting American workers and the economy.