Via Free Beacon:
The Georgia Senate on Monday blocked, at least temporarily, the passage of a bill that would have benefited Delta Air Lines, Inc. after the company cut ties with the National Rifle Association.
The Atlanta-based company has been steering legislation through the Georgia General Assembly that exempts jet fuel from the state’s sales tax. The company hit a snag, however, after announcing Saturday that it was ending a partnership under which the airline provided discounted fairs to NRA members traveling to the organization’s annual meeting. Following the company’s announcement, a growing number of Senate Republicans have moved to strip the provision out of a broader tax-cut bill that has already passed the state House.
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle said he wasn’t supporting the legislation “unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with the NRA,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
The company was facing public pressure to end its relationship with the NRA in the wake of the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Delta is one of several companies, including Enterprise Rent-A-Car, First National Bank of Omaha, and MetLife, Inc. that have relented and cut ties with the organization.