[Dakar the Fourth]

Seriously kid, find some restraint.

[osiris]

So.... What are some of your favorite Heston films?

Ben Hur
Ten Commandments
Planet of the Apes
Soylent Green
Earthquake

[bearcatrp]

He will be truely missed. One of the best actors of all time. You folks whining about his NRA statement about taking his guns from his cold dead hands might want to keep track of the supreme court this summer because if they rule that ordinary citizens cannot own guns, you will be seeing alot of statements like this becoming true. I'll be damn if I give up my guns. It will be like the third richt marching through town taking over.

[Shaddim]

Originally Posted by bearcatrp 

You folks whining about his NRA statement about taking his guns from his cold dead hands might want to keep track of the supreme court this summer because if they rule that ordinary citizens cannot own guns, you will be seeing alot of statements like this becoming true.

they won't.

[Chongo]

from Wiki article

When an Oklahoma movie theater premiering his movie was segregated, he joined a picket line outside in 1961. During the civil rights march held in Washington, D.C. in 1963, he accompanied Martin Luther King Jr. In later speeches, Heston said he helped the civil rights cause, "long before Hollywood found it fashionable."

Oklahoma City 1961

1963 in DC

[brassplayersrock²]

okay, so in the top picture he's holding a sign. the bottom picture he's holding a pen. your point?

[Chongo]

When an Oklahoma movie theater premiering his movie was segregated, he joined a picket line outside in 196.1 During the civil rights march held in Washington, D.C. in 1963, he accompanied Martin Luther King Jr. In later speeches, Heston said he helped the civil rights cause, "long before Hollywood found it fashionable."

[brassplayersrock²]

thank you for the stories behind the pictures makes sense now

[Sherman Homan]

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock² 

thank you for the stories behind the pictures makes sense now

Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Charlton Heston from the March on Washington, more here:
March on Washington Photographs - James Baldwin, Marlon Brando & Charlton Heston
Heston with James Baldwin and Marlon Brando

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster 

Lighten up porter or go somewhere else.

Originally Posted by Rumor 

Don't forget Godwin's Law.

I apologize for being forceful rather than diplomatic. I was sort of surprised that Heston had finally passed away, and people jumping up and down on ONE statement he'd made got to me. I actually did want to try to keep the thread on the man's career rather than let it degenerate into stupid jokes-that's all-but the suggestion that someone I knew was a civil rights activist was actually a racist got to me and I wasn't as cool as I should have been. It was sort of like someone saying that Mel Torme was a racist. Look up "The Christmas Song" and its history to find out why I mention Mel.

I support Heston's stance against segregation and limited rights for anyone, and I support his stand for fully complying with the Constitution, not just the parts the party in power likes (note that neither of the big parties likes ALL of the Constitution...). Making jokes about something a rather remarkable man was passionate about just seemed very crass and juvenile to me.

[Monique]

Good he is gone.

At the end of his life he was a total jerk; wanting to harm children with semi-automatic weapons so they could kill each other. It was shameful that he organized a pro-semi-automatic gun rally just after she shooting at Columbine. Owing a 12 gauge gun for hunting deers or moose is one thing but encouraging people to own semi-automatic weapons is another. He did that and I could never forget it.

[osiris]

Originally Posted by Monique 

Good he is gone.

At the end of his life he was a total jerk; wanting to harm children with semi-automatic weapons so they could kill each other. It was shameful that he organized a pro-semi-automatic gun rally just after she shooting at Columbine. Owing a 12 gauge gun for hunting deers or moose is one thing but encouraging people to own semi-automatic weapons is another. He did that and I could never forget it.

Do you even know what a semi-automatic weapon is?

[Oisín]

wanting to harm children with semi-automatic weapons so they could kill each other

How on earth does harming children with a semi-automatic weapon enable them to kill each other?

[osiris]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

How on earth does harming children with a semi-automatic weapon enable them to kill each other?

No, Heston wants to harm children with semi-automatic weapons.

[pooka]

Well, if you are intent on harming them, it is more efficient than doing it by hand.

[ctt1wbw]

Stop the gun control crap. We all know gun control means being able to hit your target.

[Jawbone54]

Getting into debates about gun control always makes me want to get a concealed carry permit.

I guess first I'd have to buy a gun though, wouldn't I?

No gun? What kind of a right-wing nut™ am I?

[peeb]

I don't think so - I think you can get a permit without actually owning a gun, can't you?

[Sherman Homan]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

Getting into debates about gun control always makes me want to get a concealed carry permit.
I guess first I'd have to buy a gun though, wouldn't I?

Totally depends on the state you live in. But someone at your local police department can answer your questions. I encourage you to at least apply for a permit, it is an eye opener!

[peeb]

Originally Posted by Sherman Homan 

I encourage you to at least apply for a permit, it is an eye opener!

In what respect?

[Sherman Homan]

Originally Posted by peeb 

In what respect?

Just how complicated it is. Unless you live in Vermont!