{"id":32267,"date":"2022-06-16T18:13:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T18:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32267"},"modified":"2022-06-16T21:56:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T21:56:32","slug":"marion-hammer-retires-as-lobbyist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32267","title":{"rendered":"Marion Hammer Retires As Lobbyist (Updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2943,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.tampabay.com\\\/news\\\/florida-politics\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/16\\\/longtime-nra-florida-lobbyist-marion-hammer-retiring&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.tampabay.com\\\/news\\\/florida-politics\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/16\\\/longtime-nra-florida-lobbyist-marion-hammer-retiring\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Marion Hammer is retiring from her role as a lobbyist for the NRA in Florida. I presume that means she is also stepping down as Executive Director of the United Sportsmen of Florida. She has held this position for 44 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But don&#8217;t cry for Marion yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/florida-politics\/2022\/06\/16\/longtime-nra-florida-lobbyist-marion-hammer-retiring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tampa Bay Times<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Marion Hammer, who became a nationally recognized institution of gun politics in Florida, is retiring after four decades working as a state lobbyist for the National Rifle Association.<\/p><p>Instead, Hammer will serve as an adviser to the NRA, focused on gun advocacy beyond just Florida, according to a Thursday statement from the NRA.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For her service as an &#8220;adviser to the NRA&#8221;, Marion received $270,000 in 2021. This is according the Report of the Secretary given out at the 2022 Meeting of Members in Houston on May 28th.  The payment was classified as &#8220;consulting expenses&#8221;. The minutes from the NRA&#8217;s 2021 Annual Meeting held in Charlotte, NC said this was for &#8220;issues affecting the NRA in jurisdictions other than Florida.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is my understanding that Marion has a 10-year contract with the NRA for &#8220;consulting services&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding his chief defender and enforcer, <strong>Wayne LaPierre had this to say<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cMarion Hammer&#8217;s name has become synonymous with the Second Amendment and with the NRA,\u201d said Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president and CEO of the NRA. \u201cShe is a dynamic and legendary advocate who has led the way with many laws that started in Florida and then served as a blueprint across the country.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I will grant you that Marion had some big successes including stand your ground and shall-issue carry permits. She has also had some major failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, from the Tampa Bay Times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Following the Parkland shooting that killed 17, the Legislature and then-Gov. Rick Scott moved a bill that raised the minimum age for gun purchases, banned bump stocks and instilled a waiting period for gun purchase, provisions Hammer opposed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I might also note that open carry is illegal in Florida with limited exceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I come across as a little cynical regarding Marion Hammer, it is because I am. She has opposed all moves to reform the NRA, she refers to reformers as &#8220;the enemy within&#8221;, and her chief job lately seems to be as the enforcer cracking the whip to keep most of the NRA Board in line with Wayne&#8217;s wishes. I see continuing payments to her as a payoff for protecting Wayne from being ousted in the 1990s and for continuing those efforts throughout the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> Attached below is the release that the NRA sent out announcing Marion&#8217;s retirement as a lobbyist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marion Hammer is retiring from her role as a lobbyist for the NRA in Florida. 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