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...unforgettable, even more crucial speech he made before the expected Nazi invasion of Britain: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." CHARLTON HESTON Beverly Hills, Calif...
...must remember, however, that the NRA too is a grass-roots organization. A great deal of money and the face and voice of its president, Charlton Heston, may make it seem like something more grand and monumental, but its true effectiveness exists in small local communities where one or two thousand votes can swing an election. People who own guns and who ordinarily might never vote at all become convinced that their freedoms, their very being, will be jeopardized if they do not vote Smith in and Jones out. Once convinced, these folks in effect become...
...N.R.A. members, to Charlton Heston, to Lisa Bochard: don't worry about the government's taking away your guns. There are so many in your hands that it will never, ever get them all. So now we can just wait for the next massacre to happen. It will! RUSS DROST Palatine...
NAME: Spike ("He Got Game") Lee AGE: 42 OCCUPATION: Director, Nike pitchman BEST PUNCH: Asked at a press conference about Charlton Heston's involvement with the N.R.A., Lee joked that Heston should be shot "with a .44-cal. bulldog" pistol...
...NAME: Charlton ("He Got Guns") Heston AGE: 74 OCCUPATION: Actor, N.R.A. pitchman BEST PUNCH: After unamused Representative Dick Armey castigated Lee, a bemused Heston said, "He gave me a big laugh... If he wants to take a shot...