Rand Paul to drone fliers: 'Beware, because I've got a shotgun'

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) spent part of his Wednesday on Snapchat, taking questions in what the company is calling its first legislator interview.

During the interview, the potential 2016 contender said drones should be used only according to the Constitution, then added that drone operators near his house "better beware, because I've got a shotgun."

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"Maybe," he said, pointing to a photo of the White House. But "they may have to make the fence and guard the fence a little bit better than they have been doing lately." —Julie Kliegman

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.