5 old Christmas ads in which guns are great

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Ah, yesteryear, when Mom was pleased as punch to see each of her three strapping young lads brandishing a gun he got for Christmas. After the jump, check out five such vintage Christmas ads for guns, including one that offers advice to men whose wives worry that little Ralphie will shoot his eye out—and not just with a BB gun.

Text from the Winchester ad above:

“Suppose you want to give a Winchester 22 to your 12-year-old.

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