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Delta CEO Insists ‘We Are Not Taking Sides’ In US Gun Debate

BEN NADLER, AP / R.J. RICO, AP

Posted on March 2, 2018 · Delta isn't the only company to take action since the Feb. 14 slayings of 17 students and educators in Parkland, Florida, by a gunman armed with an AR-15 assault-style rifle

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Pro-Gun Georgia Lawmakers Score Political Victory Over Delta

Associated Press

Posted on March 1, 2018 · Georgia lawmakers pass bill that effectively punishes Delta Air Lines for cutting ties with the NRA

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Georgia’s Lt. Gov. Threatens To Kill Tax Break For Delta Air Lines Amid NRA Spat

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on February 27, 2018 · Republican Casey Cagle says he will "kill" pending legislation to give Delta a tax exemption on jet fuel after the carrier said it was ending its discount for NRA members

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Turning grief into activism: Frontline documentary profiles Uvalde families

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 30, 2023 · Longtime public media reporter Maria Hinojosa tells us more about "After Uvalde: Guns, Grief, and Texas Politics."

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Texas bill to raise assault-style weapon purchase age fails after missing key deadline

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on May 11, 2023 · The families of the shooting at Robb Elementary have said that if laws around who can purchase assault weapons had been different, the shooting could have been prevented.

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In surprise vote, Texas House committee advances bill to raise minimum age to buy assault rifles

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom / Aurora Berry, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on May 8, 2023 · The bill was passed out of committee 8-5. Two Republicans, Reps. Sam Harless of Spring and Justin Holland of Rockwall, voted with Democrats on the measure.

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Texas House passes school safety bills in response to Uvalde shooting

BRIAN LOPEZ, Texas Tribune

Posted on April 25, 2023 · Lawmakers have said school safety is a priority this session, but it is still unclear whether they’ll listen to Uvalde families who want to raise the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic guns from 18 to 21.

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