Kamala Harris is calling for ‘commonsense’ gun control. She means confiscation

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Kamala Harris marked the eighth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting earlier this week by calling for “commonsense” gun control. But she already told us what commonsense measures she supports, chief among them is confiscation.

Before being selected as Joe Biden’s running mate, Harris tried to stake out the furthest left-wing positions in the Democratic primary on a number of issues. This was most evident on gun control, where she praised Eric Swalwell’s “mandatory buybacks” during a Democratic debate. She liked the idea so much that she eventually adopted it as her own.

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