20 September—Campaign schmoozing last night with Oprah Winfrey in Michigan, Kamala Harris reminded her supporters that she’s in favor of the Second Amendment but nevertheless supports assault weapons bans, universal background checks, and red-flag laws. Kamala didn’t say this, but all three of those feel-good memes infringe on the Second Amendment and more to the point are pretty ineffective in preventing what is commonly referred to as gun violence.

But, Kamala insisted, “If somebody breaks into my house, they’re getting shot,” adding (with a laugh), “I probably should not have said that. My staff will deal with that later.”

It’s good to know that Kamala supports the castle doctrine, which allows a person (but only in certain circumstances, mind you, especially in states like Connecticut) to use force (up to and including deadly force) to defend herself against an intruder without worrying about criminal prosecution.

Of course, while Kamala admits to or boasts about being a gun owner, she must know that it’s her staff—in this case the Secret Service—that will shoot whoever may break into her house, whether the official VEEP residence at Number One Observatory Circle in DC, the family mansion in the Flake State, or the White House in the less undesirable event.

Does Kamala Harris pack? Donald Trump used to boast that he did. And that he could get away with shooting people. But since his felony conviction in New York bars him under federal law from owning a firearm or even ammunition, is he obeying the law? Anybody’s guess. Not that, given his Secret Service entourage, he needs to be armed. On second, though, given his Secret Service entourage, maybe he does need to be armed.

Before leaving Trump, a couple of days ago he trashed the Democrat leadership of New York City and New York State for letting homeless people live in what he called “horrible, disgusting, dangerous, filthy” conditions. Certainly people experiencing homelessness, as liberals call the unhoused, live in squalor. But so did Trump tenants during Fred Trump’s reign; and it’s not beyond belief that lots of Donald’s tenants still do.

We won’t go into Trump’s luxury real estate that’s been documented as having lots of cheesy cheapo touches. But he tore into the “squalid and unsafe” condition of the Rotten Apple subway system and promised to renovate it. So three questions come to mind: When’s the last time he was on a New York subway? What could he do to renovate it, even if, God forbid, he should win in November? And does anyone believe him anyway?