Tag: Marion Hammer

Jacob OglesAugust 19, 2018
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5min256
The National Rifle Association announced it will boost the grades of lawmakers who voted against holding a special session to review Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. That’s especially important to lawmakers who supported a school safety bill passed after the Parkland shooting and took a hit to their legislative scorecards. “The anti-Second Amendment, Democrat politicians […]

Joe HendersonAugust 13, 2018
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It’s not surprising that Pinellas County prosecutors decided not to buy the “stand your ground” argument and charged Michael Drejka with manslaughter Monday in the shooting death of Markeis McGlockton after an argument over a parking space. This story had gotten much publicity, most of it negative, after Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri initially declined to arrest Drejka […]

Joe HendersonJuly 26, 2018
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7min235
For decades, Republican candidates have been successful in Florida by rarely deviating from a script that labels Democrats as big-spenders, soft on crime, anti-business and anti-gun. When confronted by these aggressive tactics, Dems generally answered with flustered babble that, roughly translated, was basically “that’s not nice.” This campaign has been different though. Instead of trying […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 24, 2018
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“Anybody but Charles”: that’s the message from the National Rifle Association regarding former state Rep. Charles McBurney‘s bid for a judgeship in Florida’s 4th Circuit. A mailer in Duval County mailboxes this week reprises a number of charges against McBurney, with the idea of stopping his current electoral bid for a judgeship just as the gun […]

Jim RosicaJuly 13, 2018
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Veteran Florida-based National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer is seeking $1 million in damages, saying she was harassed and threatened by four men from across the country. Hammer filed a lawsuit, including a motion for preliminary injunction, in federal court in Tallahassee on Friday. The case was first reported by the Tallahassee Democrat. She described herself […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 5, 2018
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Jacksonville attorney Wyman Duggan, the best funded of the three Republicans looking to succeed Rep. Jay Fant in HD 15, snagged the endorsement of the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund and the United Sportsmen of Florida Thursday. Duggan, deemed “pro-gun” by the USF and given an “A” rating by the NRA-PVF, was lauded by USF executive […]

Drew WilsonJune 29, 2018
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The National Rifle Association on Friday endorsed Bartow Republican Jeff Mann in the race to succeed term-limited Rep. Ben Albritton in House District 56. “I am honored to have the support and endorsement of the National Rifle Association. Since 1871, the NRA has fought to protect the 2nd Amendment rights of all Americans” Mann said. “Marion Hammer […]


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