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Guns · 2024-09-10

Harris planned to confiscate everybody’s guns

False

Harris planned to confiscate everybody’s guns.

Claimed by Donald Trump · Presidential debate (claim paraphrased) · 2024-09-10

What the evidence shows

Harris did not propose confiscation of all guns; her positions on certain assault-style weapons were substantially narrower.

What happened next

Assessment describes the statement in its original dated context; later developments are not automatically incorporated.

Assessment notes

Claim wording is an editorial paraphrase, NOT a verbatim quotation. The linked contemporaneous fact-check documents the original statement and evaluates the evidence available at that time.

Last reviewed: 2026-11-03. Assessments can change as evidence develops.