Throughout our history Americans have put their faith in God and no one can doubt that we have been blessed for it. The earliest settlers of this land came came in search of religious freedom. Landing on a desolate shoreline, they established a spiritual foundation that has served us ever since.

We think there is a parallel between federal involvement in education and the decline in profit over recent years.

Freedom is not the sole prerogative of a chosen few, but the universal right of all God's children.

We can meet our destiny, and that destiny to build a land here that will be, for all mankind, a shining city on a hill.

The NRA believes America's laws were made to be obeyed and that our Constitutional liberties are just as important today as 200 years ago. And by the way, the Constitution does not say Government shall decree the right to keep and bear arms. The Constitution says 'The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.'

There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

My fellow citizens, our nation is poised for greatness. We must do what we know is right, and do it with all our might. Let history say of us: "These were golden years - when the American Revolution was reborn, when freedom gained new life, and America reached for her best."