by Mitch Perry

Marion Hammer, the National Rifle Association’s first woman president and a longtime Second Amendment lobbyist in Tallahassee, is suing the organization for alleged breach of contract.

Among the allegations in her federal lawsuit is that in 2018 she was offered $5 million by Brady: United Against Gun Violence, the gun violence prevention organization that has history of clashing with the NRA, if she would “retire and cease advancing the interests of the NRA and defeating the Second Amendment.”

The suit says Hammer relayed the Brady offer to then-NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre, who developed a proposal with other NRA staffers to offer her a new contract proposal.

“Although the new proposal would pay less half the offer from the Brady group, the proposal would allow Plaintiff [to] continue working with the NRA for years to come,” the suit claims.

Hammer goes on to claim that ultimately the NRA ceased to pay her as agreed, and now she is suing them in the Northern District Court of Florida.

But what about the sensational claim that Brady offered her $5 million to retire? Late last week, the gun-safety group issued a blistering statement denying the charges.

“Brady has no interest in being involved in Marion Hammer’s dispute with the National Rifle Association (NRA), two parties that have spent decades pursuing policies and breaking politicians that prioritize guns over American lives,” Brady said.

“The disputes over Marion Hammer’s agreements with the NRA and related entities is a matter for the courts. But let us be clear: Brady did NOT make any such offer, nor would it ever consider offering any proffer, to Marion Hammer, a woman whose legacy will be thousands and thousands of grieving families who lost their loved ones to gun violence propagated by the reckless policies Marion championed throughout her career.”

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