Georgia lawmakers punish Delta over NRA position

By Daniel Terrill

Georgia lawmakers passed the tax bill, which cuts $5.7 billion in personal and business income tax, overwhelmingly 44-10 on March 1. (Photo: Casey Cagle/Twitter)
Georgia lawmakers excluded Delta — the state’s largest private employer — from a tax bill that passed Thursday because the airline cut business ties to the National Rifle Association.
In the bill, Delta would have received a $50 million tax exemption on jet fuel, but pro-gun Republicans opted to kill the measure because the company said it would no longer offer discounts to NRA members in the wake of Florida’s school shooting.
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, a Republican, had warned Delta if it did not reverse its decision and reinstate the discount that he would kill the tax break that would effectively eliminate the tax on jet fuel entirely. The state senate voted to remove the measure after the bill advanced in the state house.
“Delta has taken action to be very punitive against a principled position that we as Second Amendment defenders take,” Cagle said on Fox News on Wednesday, adding “we have to govern based on principle.”
Gov. Nathan Deal, a Republican who the NRA endorsed in 2014, told reporters Wednesday he would sign the bill but was critical

Source: Guns.com