Kamala Harris, the former Vice President whose 2024 campaign fizzled faster than a dud firecracker, is somehow topping early 2028 Democratic primary polling averages according to Race to the White House. In a field of usual suspects like Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, and Pete Buttigieg, Harris’s lead—hovering around 20-30% in aggregated hypotheticals—signals less about her star power and more about the Democratic Party’s post-Trump hangover. She’s the devil they know, a familiar face from the Biden era who can rally the coastal elites without the baggage of a fresh scandal. But let’s be real: these polls are as predictive as a Magic 8-Ball this far out, driven by name recognition rather than any groundswell of enthusiasm. Her 2024 flameout, where she underperformed Biden’s already dismal numbers, exposed her as a weak messenger for the progressive agenda—yet here she is, frontrunner by default.

For the 2A community, this is a five-alarm fire bell. Harris didn’t just support gun control; she was its high priestess, championing assault weapons bans, red flag laws, and universal background checks as California’s AG and beyond. Remember her debate dodges on fracking and her cackling promises to prosecute gun owners for mere possession of standard-capacity magazines? A Harris-led 2028 ticket means turbocharged attacks on the Second Amendment, likely amplified by a Democratic Congress eyeing revenge after 2024 losses. Expect her to double down on executive overreach—think ATF rule expansions on pistol braces and ghost guns—while painting AR-15s as weapons of war in every stump speech. The implications ripple to statehouses too: her momentum could embolden blue-state governors like Newsom to push copycat bans, testing SCOTUS’s Bruen-era guardrails.

Gun owners can’t afford complacency. If Harris consolidates the progressive lane early, it forces Republicans to nominate a 2A warrior who hammers her record relentlessly—think ads splicing her buyback fantasies with empty shelves at gun stores. The 2A community should ramp up mobilization now: fund pro-gun PACs, litigate preemptively against Biden-era regs, and turn out like never before in midterms. Harris’s poll lead isn’t destiny; it’s a wake-up call to fortify the ramparts before the real battle for our rights ignites in 2028. Stay vigilant, patriots—our freedoms hang in the balance.