These Vintage Ads Would Instantly Be Banned Today

Kids and Guns

"Absolutely safe!" they say, while the toddler in bed plays with a literal shotgun. This ad is right. They aren't toys, and that means they shouldn't end up in your daughter's bedroom.

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