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Pro-gun Georgia lawmakers punish Delta for spurning the NRA
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Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, left, and Gov. Nathan Deal's chief of staff, Chris Riley, confer in the Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at the state Capitol in Atlanta. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Pro-gun Georgia lawmakers Thursday took revenge on Delta for cutting ties to the National Rifle Association, killing a proposed tax break on jet fuel that would have saved the airline millions. A sweeping tax-cut bill that the Republicans had amended to strip out the fuel-tax exemption passed the GOP-controlled House and Senate by wide margins, just days after Delta reacted to the school massacre in Florida by saying it would no longer offer discount fares to NRA members.