Georgia lawmakers approved a bill on Thursday that stripped out a tax break proposal highly coveted by Delta Air Lines — the most stinging punishment that America’s pro-gun forces have leveled so far on one of the many corporations recalibrating their positions on firearms after the Florida high school massacre.
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Depth Of Russian Politician's Cultivation Of NRA Ties Revealed
Alexander Torshin's links to NRA leaders are deeper than previously known, NPR has learned. He claims to have met Donald Trump in 2015 and served as a U.S. election observer in 2012 through the NRA.
Conceding to N.R.A., Trump Abandons Brief Gun Control Promise
President Trump on Monday abandoned his promise to work for gun control measures opposed by the National Rifle Association, bowing to the gun group and embracing its agenda of armed teachers and incremental improvements to the background check system.After the Florida high school massacre last month, Mr. Trump explicitly called on live television for raising the age limit to purchase rifles and backed 2013 legislation for near-universal background checks.
John Bolton's Curious Appearance In A Russian Gun Rights Video
Incoming White House national security adviser John Bolton recorded a video used by the Russian gun rights group The Right to Bear Arms in 2013 to encourage the Russian government to loosen gun laws.
Betsy DeVos Eyes Federal Education Grants to Put Guns in Schools
The Education Department is considering whether to allow states to
access federal funding set aside for academic enrichment and student
services to purchase guns for educators, according to multiple people
with knowledge of the plan.