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CorBon:
Here's a great reason NOT to trust Joey for, well, anything.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/20/us-usa-guns-biden-idUSBRE91J03720130220

Joe Biden's tip for self-defense: Get a shotgun
WASHINGTON | Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:34pm EST
(Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's advice for self-defense: Buy a shotgun, not an assault rifle.

Biden, who is spearheading a push for President Barack Obama's gun control proposals, dispensed this off-the-cuff tip for protecting life and property during an online question-and-answer session on Facebook on Tuesday.

The vice president has not one but two shotguns that he says he keeps in a locked cabinet at his house in his home state of Delaware, and he has given his wife, Jill, explicit instructions on how to deal with any would-be intruder.

"We live in an area that's wooded and secluded," Biden said. "I said, Jill, if there's ever a problem just walk out on the balcony here ... put that double-barreled shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house."

"I promise you whoever's coming in is not gonna," Biden said. "You don't need an AR-15 (assault rifle). It's harder to aim. It's harder to use and in fact you don't need 30 rounds to protect yourself."

"Buy a shotgun," he said, lowering his voice almost to whisper.

The vice president, who is known for sometimes telling long, personal stories in his public appearances, is pushing Obama's plan for curbing gun violence following the December school shooting massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.

But some of the proposals, including a ban on the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips, have run into stiff opposition from the influential U.S. gun lobby and their advocates on Capitol Hill.

(Reporting By Matt Spetalnick)

Radnor:
When will HIS security detail swap their guns for shotguns?

Double barrel shotgun, what if more than 2 BGs?  I know, BG#3 stand right there while I reload...

Biden is an genius.

Obleo:
Try this at home.  Fire 2 shots from a 12 gauge into the air from your bedroom window.  When the cops arrive, tell them you think you heard someone in the house.

Let me know how it goes.

Knotacare:
I wonder if Jill ever shot a DB shotgun...and this guy is 2nd in command of the most powerful country in the world. If I had to come up with the dumbest statement for a day I don't think I could beat Joe. What's really impressive is he continues to speak & the news media repeats it.

formerly known as frank:
And the voters in Delaware continually re-elected him! How did you vote?

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