Legendary actor Charlton Heston, who uttered the best line in a movie ever -- "Take your stinking paws off of me you damn dirty ape!!" -- died at his Beverly Hills home last night at the age of 84.
The actor, who as head of the NRA once said you would have to pry a rifle from his "cold, dead hands," died with his wife Lydia at his side. He had been battling Alzheimer's.
46. You may be able to get the gun from his hands now, but at least he was able to keep it until the end...! And he helped the rest of us to keep ours..... And you won't get ours while we are still alive..!
Posted at 11:05AM on Apr 6th 2008 by Zman
47. So few are left with the character and integrity that he held. He led a life that shows there is still hope that a few can arise above the muck of our society. It doesn't matter if he was a republician or a democrat, what mattered was that he had convictions that he thought was for the bettering of mankind, and stood behind them. Oh how I wish we could forget this instant gratification world and have more people like Mr. Heston. I pray his family has peace knowing that he is now in a better place. God Bless.
Posted at 11:11AM on Apr 6th 2008 by Drifter
48. Take your rifle through the gates and rest in peace. Thousands of legions will follow you in your cause. They will never take our weapons away from us....
Posted at 11:10AM on Apr 6th 2008 by Robert
49. While a great actor, his bone-headed support of guns and opposition to gun control will be his legacy.
Posted at 11:11AM on Apr 6th 2008 by Joe
50.
The man, the icon, is dead... He led an exemplary life and will be missed...
He would NEVER be part of the tasteless and classless act of taking-a-shot (pun intended)
at someone (and their family) so close to the time of their personal grief.
You don't agree with someone's politics? His postition on guns? Fine...
Post YOUR beliefs at such a delicate time?
YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOUR LACK OF HUMANITY !!!
As opposed to Charleton who was a vocal supporter of Dr.King,
when it wasn't a very popular thing to do... TOTAL CLASS ACT !
RIP CHUCK from RIPRenfield.com
Posted at 12:31PM on Apr 6th 2008 by gary renfield
51. Why is it so hard for you to just report straight headlines for reportings of deaths. Every headline doesn't have to be (in your mind) witty and funny. Someone dies, say someone died. No joke.
Posted at 6:19PM on Apr 6th 2008 by carieb
52. A gret Amerian - I pray fo him an his family
Posted at 11:13AM on Apr 6th 2008 by Nick A
53. I know I"m wasting my breath here, but I'll have my say anyway.
Love him or hate him, the man is dead and his family is mourning, so any ignoramous that comes on here and thinks it's funny to speak ill of the dead and make dumb-ass jokes is just a fool playing with karma.
What comes around goes around.
RIP Mr Heston and our condolences to your many fans, friends and loving family.
Posted at 11:17AM on Apr 6th 2008 by Freda1966
54. Some of you are such MORONS!!! 1. Good for you for being so hateful and disrespectful to a man who just died...real classy!!! 2. Everyone has a right to the own views and opinions weather they were what everyone believes or not. 3. If there weren't guns people would still find knives, bombs, and everything else there is out there used to convey violence. 4. Making fun of a man with a serious and terrible disease like Alzheimer's is just sick. There's really something wrong with you people. 5. He was a great actor no matter what hateful things are being spewed from anyone's mouth. He deserves some respect like most of you would want even though you don't deserve it.
Posted at 11:18AM on Apr 6th 2008 by Jeeze
55. GROW TALL, THE HELL WITH THEM ALL!!! gene krupa
Posted at 11:17AM on Apr 6th 2008 by NUMbnuts
56. Its too bad this piece of garbage didn't die from gun violence. That would have been appropriate. Watch Bowling for Columbine. Open Your Eyes And SEE!
Posted at 11:17AM on Apr 6th 2008 by American Slave
57. Here's what happens when all guns are supposedly banned: the Virginia Tech campus was a "gun-free zone".
Posted at 11:17AM on Apr 6th 2008 by Kong
58. The many made unforgettable films, marched for civil rights when most famous people stayed at home, was married to the same woman for 64 years and served in leadership roles of major organizations yet all some of you liberal morons can do is make quips about prying his guns away now that he is dead. Mr Heston owned legal firearms almost all his life and they never did you or anyone else any harm. You do not even have the decency to respect a life well lived.
Posted at 11:18AM on Apr 6th 2008 by thomas citizen
59. Adios Chucky. You won't be missed.
Posted at 11:18AM on Apr 6th 2008 by CAHOMBRE
60. While he was one of our greatest actors, his most important contribution was to liberty and to people around the world who yearn to be free. Mr. Heston understood that totalitarianism comes in many flavors (i.e. Fascism, Nazism, Communism, Socialism, Militant Islamism) and the only way to keep government power in check is by the following:
A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Posted at 11:18AM on Apr 6th 2008 by Hayek
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