Vintage Gun Ad: Innocent Sign of The Times? More of a Plain Bad Idea

Is this vintage gun ad from Iver Johnson an innocent reminder of a bygone era, or is it just a...

By Chad Love | Published Mar 20, 2012 6:34 PM

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Is this vintage gun ad from Iver Johnson an innocent reminder of a bygone era, or is it just a really, really bad idea, even in the context of the gun-friendlier time in which it ran? You be the judge.

What say you, F&S readers?

Photo from Boingboing

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