A family poses with Santa and assorted weapons at the Scottsdale Gun Club in Arizona. (Facebook)

An Arizona Santa Claus is putting a brand new spin on the idea of the Christmas photo shoot. 

This Saint Nick arrived for an appearance at the Scottsdale Gun Club Saturday toting a sack filled not with toys, but lethal weaponry ranging from AK47s to grenade launchers to assault rifles.

The club's members and their children paid $10 to have festive snapshots taken alongside Santa, who handed out machine-guns for the occasion while a photographer preserved the moment for family holiday cards.

Family members are seen brandishing their choice of weapon in the gun-toting Christmas card shots.

"I think it's going to be all in fun for those who support the Second Amendment, and for those who don't," club member Richard Jones told Fox News in Phoenix. "Whether you're a gun advocate or not, you should have a lot of fun with it."

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