Following the February 14 , 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in which Nikolas Cruz killed fourteen students and three staff members using an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle , Hammer participated in senate and house committee meetings to advocate for the NRA . In this role , Hammer has become the target of those calling for more gun control . She has been harassed in person , through phone calls , in written form — including emails — and fears that the threats may lead to physical violence . She " has been confronted and verbally attacked in grocery stores . " Her life has been disrupted and she has avoided public places and limited her social and public activities . On July 13 , 2018 Hammer filed federal and state lawsuits seeking over $ 2 million in damages from five men who she claimed had harassed her . On November 28 , 2018 , U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle dismissed Hammer 's claims against Lawrence Sorensen , a California attorney who had sent her two emails on March 24 with graphic images of gunshot wounds . Justice Hinkle said that Sorensen 's emails , which he described as " disgusting " were protected by the First Amendment . Justice Hinkle said that , " The photographs were graphic , partly because they apparently depicted actual injuries . But images as graphic , or nearly so , can be seen in movies and video games , on cable if not also network television , and in medical literature . The photographs were germane to the policy debate that Ms. Hammer regularly participated in and Mr. Sorensen apparently sought to join . Sending these photographs , at least in these circumstances , was not tortious . And treating them as tortious would violate the First Amendment . " The dismissal is " limited to Sorensen "
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Marion Hammer