Appearing in court on charges of illegallly aiming or discharging a firearm for allegedly firing a shotgun into the air to scare intruders from his property in Washington state, Jeffrey Barton, 52, explained he was dutifully following the suggestion made by Vice President Joe Biden. “I did what Joe Biden told me to do,” Barton told KOIN. “I went outside and fired my shotgun in the air.” The Hill.