Georgia State Lawmakers Strip Tax break from Delta After Airline Severs Ties with the NRA

The Georgia State Senate Rules Committee voted to strip a provision out of a broader bill that provided a tax exemption to Delta Airlines, the state’s largest employer.  The move came two days after Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle promised …

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FedEx Pushes Back on Calls to Cut Ties with NRA – “We Do Not Deny Service Because of Political Views or Policy Positions”

Federal Express, the worldwide package delivery service, has announced that it will not be severing ties with the National Rifle Association, despite public demands for it to do so.  In the wake of the deadly Parkland, FL, school shooting, many …

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Florida Governor Rick Scott Proposes Raising Minimum Age for Gun Purchases to 21 From 18

Florida Governor Rick Scott has proposed raising the minimum wage to purchase all firearms in the state of Florida, including assault rifles, to 21 from 18.  The requirement already exists for handguns.  It is a remarkable announcement considering the support …

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NRA CEO Calls for the Hardening of Schools, Offers NRA’s Free Consultation to Any School District That Wants It

The CEO of National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference today and reiterated calls to introduce greater security to the nation’s schools in the wake of the deadly school shooting that killed seventeen at Marjory Stoneman …

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Senator Ron Wyden Requests Documents from NRA and Treasury Showing Possible Donations from Russia

A top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee has requested documents from the Treasury Department as well as the National Rifle Association detailing any financial dealings between Russia and the NRA.

It was revealed last month that the FBI

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