Charlton Heston passes .

It is with great personal regret that I record the passing of a great and generous man , Charlton was well known as a wonderful actor , his roles in El Cid , Moses and Ben Hur were epic . Less well known was his involvement in the American National Rifle Association and the defence of the Right to Bear Arms , the picture above shows him holding aloft a muzzle loading rifle and declaring " I will give up my gun when they pry it from my cold dead fingers ." . He fought to show that guns do not kill people , people kill people and he even tried to assist shooters in this country when we were under attack . With his passing comes the end of an era , may God receive his soul .