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Article: ON THE FIRING LINE NRA'S CHIEF WARRIOR ON THE RECORD WITH P-I EDITORIAL BOARD.(P-I Focus)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- May 11, 1997
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Mr. LaPierre: I think what's happened represents a sea change in the leadership of the NRA. I've been a friend of Charlton Heston for 15 years, and he's been involved in all the big battles for firearms freedom through the '80s and the '90s. And I think his partnership with the NRA is good news for the NRA. And I would hope that it would mean that victories would be many and frequent for the association. I think that, clearly, it adds a big megaphone to our message, the association with Charlton Heston. I think he is the embodiment of the way our membership would like to be seen, which is as good, honest, decent, patriotic Americans that care about their country and have ...