More advice from Joe Biden: 'Just fire the shotgun through the door'

Washington Examiner ^ | February 27, 2013 | Michal Conger

[neverdem]

In an interview with Field & Stream magazine on Monday, Vice President Joe Biden once again touted shotguns as the best weapon for self-defense, offering advice similar to the questionable instructions he gave during a Facebook town hall last week.

During that interview, Biden explained his suggestion to his wife Jill for handling an intruder.

“If there’s ever a problem,” Biden said he told his wife, “just walk out on the balcony here— walk out, put that double barrel shot gun and fire two blasts outside the house.”

The problem with Biden’s advice is that it would empty the shotgun and possibly get the shooter in trouble with the law.

Undaunted, Biden gave similar advice in his interview with the hunting and fishing magazine.

Field & Stream asked the Vice President whether so-called assault rifles and high-capacity clips, which the administration wants banned, should be allowed for self-defense and target practice.

Well, the way in which we measure it is—I think most scholars would say—is that as long as you have a weapon sufficient to be able to provide your self-defense,” Biden said. “I did one of these town-hall meetings on the Internet and one guy said, “Well, what happens when the end days come? What happens when there’s the earthquake? I live in California, and I have to protect myself.”

I said, “Well, you know, my shotgun will do better for you than your AR-15, because you want to keep someone away from your house, just fire the shotgun through the door.” Most people can handle a shotgun a hell of a lot better than they can a semiautomatic weapon in terms of both their aim and in terms of their ability to deter people coming. We can argue whether that’s true or not, but it is no argument that, for example, a shotgun could do the same job of protecting you. Now, granted, you can come back and say, “Well, a machine gun could do a better job of protecting me.” No one’s arguing we should make machine guns legal.

[Terry Mross]

I’ve never heard one obama worshipper say they also like Biden. They know he’s retarded so they don’t want to talk about him. That convinces me that those who worship obama are just as retarded.

[TigersEye]

Wayne LaPierre should be all over this. The NRA should make an ad lambasting the irresponsibility and idiocy of Biteme’s so-called advice.

[neverdem]

The NRA should make an ad lambasting the irresponsibility and idiocy of Biteme’s so-called advice.

They have one ready here. It't in the right sidebar.

It's called, "Joe Biden on Women's Self Defense."

"I said, 'Jill, if there's ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony here, walk out and put that double-barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house.'"

I won't be surprised if we're sick of seeing it in 2016.

[TigersEye]

Thanks, neverdem. I actually have seen that one and forgot about it. It's a debatable point but IMO the advice to "shoot through a door" is even worse than the "two blasts in the air" nonsense.

What I had in mind was an ad with a more serious tone that strongly condemns Biden's recommendations as the dangerous and potentially illegal actions they are. Being pointed about the fact that 0bama chose him to be the lead man for the gun control agenda. I would be happy to suffer an overload of it if they would air it nationally and make sure that most of America saw how stupid and dangerous his advice is.

[DungeonMaster]

"I know what you're thinking. Did he fire two shots or only one. Well to tell you the truth in all the excitement I've kind of lost track myself. But being this is a double barrel shot gun, the most powerful home defense gun in the world and could blow your head clean off. You've got to ask yourself one question. 'Do I feel lucky?' Well do you punks?"

Dirty Joe.