In a biting "Hee-Haw" themed Funny or Die
spoof, the outspoken comedian takes aim at America's "heartless" gun
enthusiasts -- including Charlton Heston, the late actor and former NRA
president.
Carrey performed double duty in the video, as both Heston and the
twangy lead singer of the band performing the catchy "Cold Dead Hand."
(The title is an allusion to Heston's rifle-toting 2000 NRA address, in
which he referenced the famous slogan "I'll give you my gun when you pry
it from my cold, dead hands."
"Charlton Heston movies are no longer in demand, and his immortal
soul may lay forever in the sand. The angels wouldn't take him up to
heaven like he planned, because they couldn't pry the gun from his cold
dead hand," Carrey sings, with help from famous peace advocates Mahatma
Gandhi, John Lennon and Abraham Lincoln -- all peace promoters
assassinated by gunmen.
The lyrics also hit male gun owners below the belt, suggesting that they are overcompensating for an anatomical deficiency:
"You're a big, big man with a little bitty gland, so you need something bigger with a hairpin trigger."
Carrey seems unrepentant.
'Cold Dead Hand' is abt u heartless motherf%ckers unwilling 2 bend 4 the safety of our kids.Sorry if you're offended… say.ly/jtu5rar
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) March 24, 2013
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