In 2012 an Arizona gun club caused a stir when it raised funds by charging folks $10 to have their photo taken next to Santa Claus and a firearm of their choice. Families could choose from an arsenal — pistols, semiautomatic AR-15s, even grenade launchers – and there were lineups willing to hand over their cash to do so.
This move tapped into an American tradition of associating Santa with the sales of weaponry as these images testify.
And for those who can’t afford a gun:
