You got a better Christmas gift idea? Take your best shot.
Let’s get a few things out of the way:
1) There’s nothing inherently wrong with guns. The overwhelming majority of gun owners are responsible people who enjoy hunting, target shooting, and collecting.
2) This is a humor column.
3) These old ads—especially the well armed family—are funny. “Safe to hang on the Christmas tree?” That’s gold, Jerry, gold!
4) I didn’t create them, I just compiled them. Don’t shoot the messenger.
guessing you don’t remember when a carton of cigarettes was a de rigueur stocking stuffer…