If you dream of a shotgun, it points to friction within the home — tension with children or those who help you may be wearing on you more than you realize.
If you fire both barrels of a double-barreled shotgun in your dream, it reflects a breaking point. You've likely been enduring thoughtless or tone-deaf behavior from others — both privately and publicly — and your patience is running thin. The anger you feel is legitimate, even if it surprises you with its intensity.