When California got that Rob "Meathead" Reiner Prop 10 on the ballot and Charlton Heston endorsed it, I emailed the NRA. Wayne LaPierre, the spokesperson came back with the line that Mr. Heston was speaking for himself. I asked that if a local governing body wanted to place a huge yearly tax on all weapons kept in their community, would they endorse that. He replied that they would fight such a tax. After the proposition passed, by a slim majority, it was felt that Heston's endorsement clinched the passing. Within a few weeks, I think it was Chicago, was passing a tax on all guns and the NRA objected. Heston later said he wished that he would never have supported that meathead proposition because he could see where it was going.
Talk about Big Fat!
I am disappointed, I would have assumed that Heston could have seen through the smokescreen from day one.