NOTE: the following article is satire, not a statement of fact. Treat it as such.
The White House recently decided to push its gun control agenda by bringing police officers in to clutch their pearls and moan about how terrible gun rights are, saying that they are outgunned by criminals and so need gun control, ignoring that generally those who shooting at them generally aren’t allowed to own guns in the first place because of prior felonies.
In any case, the White House patted itself on the back for the video in a statement, saying:
Today, senior White House officials met with more than 20 law enforcement leaders from across the country to discuss how to build additional law enforcement support for an assault weapons and high-capacity magazine ban and other commonsense legislation to reduce gun violence. This meeting is the result of President Biden’s May 2023 USA Today op-ed, in which he outlined a roadmap for building on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to enact additional gun safety legislation. One part of that roadmap, President Biden explained, is “build[ing] an even bigger, unrelenting coalition demanding that Congress pass additional gun safety legislation.”
Law enforcement leaders discussed how officers all across the country are being outgunned by criminals armed with assault weapons and how those weapons of war grievously injure our children, neighbors, and community members. They provided substantive input on urgently needed actions to reduce gun violence in their communities. White House officials discussed the importance of mobilizing additional law enforcement voices – both leadership and rank and file officers – to make clear to members of Congress that supporting our police and improving the safety of American communities means banning assault weapons and taking other practical steps to reduce gun violence and save lives. Participants agreed on the urgency of building a broad coalition and an agenda for action informed by input from law enforcement. Participants also agreed on the need to work together to support passage of additional gun safety legislation.
Then Kamala Harris decided to add her comments, which were predictably terrible. She said, “Look, this is important. We found this cop who says ‘shall not be infringed’ means something else, so I don’t see why people are still pointing to the second amendment. It doesn’t mean that you can own guns, just that, like, the slavers that wrote it liked having them. And that’s what’s got to stop because, like, ummm, well guns are racist.”
“Just think how many cops of color are being shot at by racists empowered by the second amendment! There are probably lots of, ummm, of them, And we support the, umm, police here. So Americans need to turn in their guns so that it stops. Otherwise the police who protect us from racism and hate speech will be outgunned by people who want to use whatever words they want, regardless of how that makes people feel!”