NEW YORK (Reuters) - The lieutenant governor of Georgia on Monday threatened to block legislation that includes lucrative tax benefits for Delta Air Lines Inc because the Atlanta-based airline dropped a partnership with the National Rifle Association after a public backlash in the wake of the recent Florida school shooting.
"I will kill any tax legislation that benefits @Delta unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with @NRA," Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, a Republican, wrote on Twitter. "Corporations cannot attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back."
The Feb. 14 massacre of 17 students and educators at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, by a gunman with a legally purchased semiautomatic rifle reignited the nation's long-running debate over gun rights.
Several U.S. companies are cutting ties with the NRA and gun manufacturers in the wake of the shooting.
On Saturday, Delta and United Airlines Inc [UALCO.UL] said they were no longer offering NRA members discounted rates and they would ask the NRA to remove their information from its website.
Source :- yahoonews
"I will kill any tax legislation that benefits @Delta unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with @NRA," Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, a Republican, wrote on Twitter. "Corporations cannot attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back."
The Feb. 14 massacre of 17 students and educators at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, by a gunman with a legally purchased semiautomatic rifle reignited the nation's long-running debate over gun rights.
Several U.S. companies are cutting ties with the NRA and gun manufacturers in the wake of the shooting.
On Saturday, Delta and United Airlines Inc [UALCO.UL] said they were no longer offering NRA members discounted rates and they would ask the NRA to remove their information from its website.
Source :- yahoonews
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