Following Biden's advice gets shotgun-blasting homeowner in trouble

The vice president is a big fan of the shotgun, insisting it's a more effective deterrent than an assault weapon in the wrong hands. He even told a reporter this week that to keep intruders away from your home, "just fire a shotgun through the door." Which Trevor Snowden did that very day, claiming two men were climbing through his bedroom window and pointing guns at him to rob him. Except Shotgun Joe's advice earned Snowden a summons from Virginia Beach police for reckless handling of a firearm. Meaning it backfired. Maybe the veep's new nickname should be "Hipshot." [Source]

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