Story highlights Nevada politician Michele Fiore brings gun ownership into her Christmas card

"It's up to Americans to protect America," she posted on Facebook

(CNN) It's no secret that Las Vegas Assemblywoman Michele Fiore is an ardent supporter of the right to bear arms.

A lifetime member of the National Rifle Association, the Front Sight Firearms Training Institute and a member of Second Amendment Sisters (according to her bio ), the Republican state representative has made responsible gun ownership and Second Amendment rights one of her defining issues, and the theme of her 2016 calendar

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The photo for December became a lightning rod for controversy after Fiore posted it on her Facebook page last week.

At first glance, it's like any other holiday card: multiple generations of a family in matching red shirts and jeans standing in front of a tree. Because it's Fiore, her version features her adult daughters, their husbands and one of her grandchildren holding firearms.

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