Charlton Heston Passes Away

[Teresa]

Oscar-winning actor and former NRA president Charlton Heston died on Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills, California at age 84.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,346965,00.html

I mourn for the generations to follow who did not live in the moment with Mr. Heston. There was always so much more than just the words in his message. When he spoke, we could reasonably expect it to be chiseled in stone and archived somewhere for revisiting when inspiration was needed. Those following, but not knowing him as we did, will never experience that bolt of lightning up the spine, that tightening of jaw, tensing of muscle, tearing of eye and awareness of moral rage that he evoked in us with his epic delivery, "From my cold, dead hand!". He wasn't acting. He was living.


Statement of Wayne LaPierre
Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association of America

Sunday, April 06, 2008

Today, my heart is heavy with the loss of Charlton Heston.

America has lost a great patriot. The Second Amendment has lost a faithful friend. So have I, and so have four million NRA members and eighty million gun owners. And so has every American who cares about the Bill of Rights, individual liberty, and Freedom.

My heart is heavy, but not without a sense of pride. Pride in a man who devoted his life to his profession with grace and dignity. Pride in an American who devoted himself to civil rights, to correcting injustices around him, and to standing up for what he knew was right. Pride in a friend who stood with me and stood with fellow NRA members to preserve our freedom for future generations. Pride in a patriot who believed with every fiber of his being that our Bill of Rights is the foundation of our freedom that makes Americans singular among the masses of nations.

And now, Charlton Heston has passed that duty to us – the next generation. I am as proud to continue his cause, as I am to have known him as my friend.

But today, my thoughts cannot leave the Heston family. They have always had my utmost respect and admiration and, today, they have my deepest sympathy and most earnest prayers. And they will always have my friendship.

Charlton Heston - 1989 NRA Annual Meeting Pt 1-2-3
This man was awesome in his speaking engagements.

Rest In Peace  Mr Heston

[Bonnie M.]

This is a great tribute to Charton Heston.  He was one of our favorite actors, and I always held him in "high esteem," regarding his NRA involvement, and his political views.  We were very sad when we heard he had died.  Another of the "good old guys" has passed on.