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

National Rifle Association ^ | April 06, 2008 | Wayne LaPierre

[neverdem]

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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.

 

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[neverdem]

Charlton Heston, RIP

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2008/04/020228.php

[Gabz]

RIP Mr. Heston.

[BipolarBob]

Amen.

[GOPJ]

Wayne LaPierre’ a good man - he’ll safeguard Charlton Heston’s legacy.

[neverdem]

RIP for another old dead white guy who was irreplaceable.

[george76]

Thanks.

typical white person ?

[Eric Blair 2084]

[tubebender]

I spoke to this on another C. Heston thread...

[Charles Martel]

typical white person ?

*Exceptional* white person.

[TheEaglehasLanded]

We are witnessing this happening, the Statue of Liberty is sinking into the sand.

[TheEaglehasLanded]

We are witnessing this happening, the Statue of Liberty is sinking into the sand of socialism.

[Coleus]

 

[Eric Blair 2084]

Greatest country in the history of the planet Earth that we live in. Let's change it. The rules were unfair, it required delayed gratification, hard work and personal sacrifice and discipline. The losers lost. Let's go to Socialism where everybody "wins".

I'll quit my job and sit on the couch, drink Heineken and eat KFC while watching Sportscenter. Sounds good to me.