Prospective candidate Joe 'Buy a Shotgun' Biden talks smart guns at climate change summit

Brett T. | 7:10 PM on October 19, 2015

No one in the media really cared what Vice President Joe Biden had to say today about climate change, now that “sources” have said that Biden will indeed be jumping into the 2016 presidential race.

Three sources close to @VP telling me he's expected to announce he is running but the sources are all urging caution on 48-hr timeline
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) October 19, 2015

The three sources say @vp telling supporters in calls planning to jump in race but not rushing — watch Sat Jefferson Jackson dinner iowa
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) October 19, 2015

Still, the subject of today’s “White House Summit on Climate and the Road through Paris” was climate change, “the most consequential issue of our time,” and the vice president took the usual shots at … consults Associated Press Stylebook … those who reject mainstream science.

VP Biden calls climate change a moral issue, one that is "deadly serious."
— Michelle Kosinski (@MichLKosinski) October 19, 2015

Biden: Administration’s climate action plan shows "how we can tackle the most consequential issue of our time — climate change."
— Fred Lucas (@FredLucasWH) October 19, 2015

https://twitter.com/rebleber/status/656194539313606657

But enough with the extensive research findings and statistics; Biden has other issues on his mind. It almost looks like a mini campaign speech.

https://twitter.com/rebleber/status/656198700709081088

Biden wraps up a 36 minute climate speech where he merged to talk about his gun control successes and his management of the stimulus.
— Fred Lucas (@FredLucasWH) October 19, 2015

In climate speech, VP Biden digressed onto talk about gun control, and smart guns.
— Fred Lucas (@FredLucasWH) October 19, 2015

Hold on … isn’t this the same person who, during the height of the gun control debate, advised Americans searching for a means of self-defense to “buy a shotgun if you want to feel safe,” and to “just fire the shotgun through the door” if you suspect an intruder is lurking outside your home?

Not that he has a chance against Biden should he choose to run, but candidate Martin O’Malley today challenged his fellow candidates to ban the government from buying guns that don’t integrate “the latest and best safety technology.”

I challenge the other presidential candidates to support these four gun safety proposals: pic.twitter.com/fODzEySClh
— Martin O'Malley (@MartinOMalley) October 19, 2015

Again, we suspect most mainstream reports on today’s speech will highlight any hints that Biden is going to enter the race in the next few days. That’s a shame, because most people will miss out on this very Bidenesque quote.

https://twitter.com/rebleber/status/656197062749499392