"I remember a decade ago at my first annual meeting in St. Louis. After my banquet remarks to a packed house, they presented me with a very special gift. It was a splendid hand-crafted musket. I admit I was overcome by the power of its simple symbolism. I looked at that musket and I thought of all of the lives given for that freedom. I thought of all of the lives saved with that freedom. It dawned on me that the doorway to all freedoms is framed by muskets. So I lifted that musket over my head for all to see. And as flashbulbs popped around the room, my heart and a few tears swelled up, and I uttered five unscripted words. When I did, that room exploded in sustained applause and hoots and shouts that seemed to last forever. ... So as we set out this year to defeat the divisive forces that would take freedom away, I want to say those words again for everyone within the sound of my voice to hear and to heed, and especially for you, Mr. Gore: From my cold dead hands!"
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referencing a slogan from a series of NRA bumper stickers, "I'll give you my gun when you take it from my cold, dead hands"
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Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston (4 October 1924 – 5 April 2008), born John Charles Carter, was an American film actor known for his heroic roles and for his long involvement in political issues, including as a five-time president of the National Rifle Association.
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