It struck me that the weapon she is holding should be very illegal for normal people to own, but then I looked it up:
As the weapon is originally manufactured without a shoulder stock, it is considered a smooth-bore handgun, and thus an AOW, rather than a short-barrelled shotgun.
Just… wow. This is what we end up with when the NRA drafts our firearm laws.
A Real 'Murican Christmas would be realizing that you spent all your ammo taking out Saint Nick but I held my fire. So you should hand me all those presents before you join him.
What makes this Christmas card even funnier is the total photoshop fail that it is… something tells me that they had to photoshop it because at least one of them isn’t allowed within 100 feet of a minor. Or guns. Or both.
FWIW, The Any Other Weapon designation is from the 1934 National Firearms Act. The NRA didn’t really have an lobbying arm until after that law was passed, and it supported the 1938 Federal Firearms Act (and the 1968 Gun Control Act). It wasn’t until the 70s when there was a coup of leadership that it became more hard-line.
Anyway, unlike regular shotguns, AOWs have to registered. I thought that was what people wanted. Registered firearms.
Werewolves fears are exaggerated by big silver to sell more silver.
Oh, I’m quite sure they wouldn’t be putting down their guns to pass the gravy boat. What if someone socialist commie kicked in their front door and tried to make them use a pronoun or something?
It’s worse than you think. If you look closely you’ll notice that only the people holding guns are named; it’s pretty obvious that if you don’t have a gun, you don’t have a name.
(And on a real note, I feel sorry for these kids in about 10 - 15 years when they’re old enough to look back on those pictures. Childhood photos are bad enough for the victims in normal circumstances.)