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Couples in the US are celebrating their wedding by shooting a firearm of their choice after exchanging their vows.
In bizarre scenes, they are also posing with shotguns on their special day as they attend The Gun Store in Las Vegas to exchange their vows. The 'shotgun weddings' are still proving popular despite the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school that sparked debate about US policy on gun control.
Organisers The Gun Store insist no weddings have been cancelled in the wake of the tragedy and bookings are still flooding in.
Couples travel from all over the world, including the UK, to tie the knot at the store in full bridal wear - before firing semi-automatics as well as pistols, UZIs and AK47s.
The $450 package includes an ordained minister, access to a private VIP shooting range and five shots on a shotgun for the bride and groom. Another deal, called the Mr & Mrs Smith & Wesson, offers even more guns, ammunition and targets.
Emily Miller, an ordained minister at the Gun Store, said: 'We’re here because people love each other and guns.
'Guns don’t have to be about anger and hate. This is a fun and energetic way to get out their aggressions and emotions.'
Since February last year, ten Shotgun Weddings have been conducted each month.
One couple travelled from their home in Ottawa, Canada, where gun laws are much stricter than Nevada.
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