At an Atlanta rally for reproductive rights at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris quoted Amber Nicole Thurman’s last request to her mother aloud, “Promise me you’ll take care of my son.”

The remarkable utterance underscored Democrats’ increasing comfort with the country’s gun culture, and how Harris is trying to use it to puncture notions about female candidates.

Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday to discuss her plans for the economy, abortion rights and gun control, The Detroit News reported. The 90-minute event just outside Detroit,

Vice President Kamala Harris has backed away from some of her more liberal positions between her time as a California senator to her second presidential campaign. She says her values haven’t changed.

As they strategize about how to curry favor and build relationships with a potential Harris White House, they’re confronting questions similar to the ones many voters now face: Who is Kamala Harris? What does she care about,