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Analysis: Harris’s Previous Support for Handgun Confiscation Raises Questions, Could Sway Election [Member Exclusive]

Kamala Harris backed a total ban on handguns early in her career, which complicates her campaign’s message on guns and maybe even the trajectory of the race.

Kamala Harris backed a total ban on handguns early in her career, which complicates her campaign’s message on guns and maybe even the trajectory of the race.

On Tuesday, we reported that Harris supported Proposition H in 2005 as San Francisco’s District Attorney. The measure would have barred nearly all city residents from selling, buying, or possessing pistols had it not been struck down by multiple California courts. Her support for it opens up a slew of yet-to-be-answered questions for the candidate and the presidential race.