The vice president made a remark about the gun in her home that reflects changing patterns of ownership even as it offered a misunderstanding of the risks.

Harris previously mentioned that she owned a gun during her 2020 bid for the Democratic presidential nominee. She revealed she owned a gun for personal safety. A Harris aide told CNN this month that her gun was a pistol tiny enough to fit in a small purse.

Vice President Kamala Harris told Oprah Winfrey Thursday that any intruder who breaks into her home is "getting shot" in what appeared to be a joke.

In a livestream with former talk show host Oprah Winfrey, Vice President Kamala Harris told viewers that “If somebody’s breaking into my house they’re gettin’ shot.”

Vice President Kamala Harris surprised billionaire entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey during a campaign event Thursday with her comments about being a gun owner.

Thursday night in her livestream with Oprah, Kamala Harris discussed her gun ownership, saying, "If somebody breaks in my house they're getting shot." CBS News campaign reporter Shawna Mizelle has the latest on the Harris campaign.

Harris immediately suggested she should not have issued this warning to potential house intruders when talking about gun control on Thursday. Oprah Winfrey told Harris during a star-studded event Thursday that she was surprised to learn that the vice president was a gun owner.