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On the recordFebruary 18, 2013
If you want to protect yourself, get a double-barreled shotgun, have the shells, a 12 gauge shotgun and I promise you, as I told my wife -- we live in an area that is wooded and somewhat secluded. I said, 'Jill, if there's ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony here, walk out, put that double-barreled shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house.'
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Vice President Joe Biden shares his advice on self-defense and gun ownership during an online chat.

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