So, did they get his gun yet?

I'm a bit of a jerk. I know that. I'm also 50 minutes late on this (at the time of this writing), so no scoop for me (not that I was trying).

A great actor, humanitarian (of sorts), and fairly nice guy (if you didn't quote movies at him), has left us. Charlton Heston died today. While it is sad to know that he died of complications due to Alheimer's disease, I must assume that he would appreciate the humor here.

While he may be remembered as all the things that I mention above, plus many other things that many other people will eventually vomit onto the blogosphere, there is one event which I fear will be played over and over again. I surely hope that it is not the only thing he is remembered for.

As president of the NRA, at one of their meetings, he used a cliche accompanied with a visual prop of a rifle during a speech. Holding the rifle up, he declared, "From my cold, dead hands!"

What I really want to know is: who got his gun?