Marion Hammer is synonymous with the National Rifle Association, especially in her home state of Florida. But now she’s suing the gun rights organization on the grounds that they’ve breached their contract with her. Margie Menzel reports.
Hammer, the NRA’s first woman president, is credited with the passage of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which lets a person use deadly force in self-defense with no duty to retreat.
But despite her 45-year relationship with the NRA, Hammer claims in a lawsuit the organization has ceased to pay her as agreed. According to the filing, last year an NRA vice president told Hammer the organization was unilaterally ceasing her payments.
Hammer is suing the NRA on seven counts and demanding a jury trial. Meanwhile, news organizations are reporting that the NRA is losing tens of millions of dollars as fundraising from its members declines following reports of profligate spending by former executive vice president Wayne LaPierre.
