In the United States, a sawed-off shotgun is called a "weapon of mass destruction" and getting caught with one could get you time in a federal prison.
But here in the Dominican Republic, you'll see just about every private security guard brandishing one of these. I don't know what they are loaded with - or even if all of them are loaded - but here, they are called "short shotguns," or in some cases, "bottle openers."\
This guard opened my beer for me, but the first time I saw him do this was for someone else, who thanked him, took the beer back to his truck and drove off.
But here in the Dominican Republic, you'll see just about every private security guard brandishing one of these. I don't know what they are loaded with - or even if all of them are loaded - but here, they are called "short shotguns," or in some cases, "bottle openers."\
This guard opened my beer for me, but the first time I saw him do this was for someone else, who thanked him, took the beer back to his truck and drove off.