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Editor, Times-Dispatch: I would like to note a correction required to the Associated Press article, "NAACP Divided Over Future." The article's author states that the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization.

The title for America's oldest and largest civil rights organization in fact belongs to the National Rifle Association (NRA). Founded in 1871 and with approximately 4 million members today, it has always stood for the most basic civil right of self-defense for all persons.

The NRA is notable in that since its inception it has welcomed members regardless of race, religion, or sex -- somewhat rare for organizations founded in that era. John Schuler, Richmond