Riley stands by membership in group targeted by NRA

By David Slade
The Post and Courier
Saturday, September 12, 2009



The National Rifle Association took aim at Mayor Joe Riley last week, sending postcards to NRA members in Charleston that criticized Riley for being a member of the organization Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

The NRA urged its members to contact the mayor and "help him make the right choice between protecting your Second Amendment rights or continuing to be associated with those who actively oppose and undermine your firearm freedom."

Riley said Thursday that he'd seen the postcard, and had received a few phone calls from people who received it, but that he supports Mayors Against Illegal Guns and has no plans to withdraw from the group.

"We're against illegal guns, so if anyone is opposed to our position, then they are in favor of illegal guns," said the mayor.

Read more in Sunday's editions of The Post and Courier.

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