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Christmas is a time for love, peace, family and of course, guns.

A store called Urban Outfitters is selling a Christmas ornament called the glittering gun. It’s just what its name implies - something you hang on your tree to celebrate the season.

The Toronto location of Urban Outfitters refused to comment on the controversial bauble but the company’s Philadelphia head office was more than willing to defend the product.

“The gun ornament is by no means condoning the violence that we face in our city or any other city and it is not meant to celebrate guns or gun violence,” a statement reads. “It is meant only to ironically celebrate the holidays.”

And while the company contends the entire idea is based on irony and many would never allow it into their house, there’s a telling ending to this story: the local outlet here admits it’s almost completely sold out of them.

Damn - and I really wanted one. I’ll have to settle for this maybe.