Is that constitutional? I mean the 1st Amendment is supposed to limit what the government can do about private actors’ political speech.
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In a rational world, I would think it would be pretty clearly unconstitutional, especially when some idiot is coming right out and saying that this is the reason. Unless there were some contract between the company and the state that made the tax cuts hinge on specific relationships (which in itself would be rather suspect, but could probably be done legally).
In the current political view of “we’re in power, so we should win on everything”, however, it seems like all bets are off. It doesn’t help that this is about proposed new legislation… if they were trying to take away something that was already in place, it would probably be a clearer picture.
"Other Republicans in the State Legislature also on Monday pulled back their support for the bill, which would grant a $50 million sales tax exemption on jet fuel, primarily benefiting Delta. Among the new critics was the House speaker, David Ralston, who said on Monday that he was disappointed with Delta and wished it had announced the decision before the House approved the tax bill on Thursday.
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Back to the status quo.
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I’m a “lots of ideas” guy rather than a “good ideas” guy, so pick the ones you like:
[Picture of cowboy about to draw] “Teachers aren’t gunslingers”
“[Insert statistic]: Enough Already”
Not
Relevant
Anymore
Make Kids Safe Again
Yes, Guns Kill People
Land of the Guns and Home of the Afraid
How Many Dead Kids Is Too Many?
Melt Them All Down
Well-Regulated Militia My Ass
Never
Respected
Again
Repeal the 2nd
Decades of tyrants; no revolutions
What good are your guns?
Freedom to kill and be killed
If the NRA wins, we all lose
Let Trump Run In Next Time
“… is a good guy with a gun”
(Say people paid to sell guns)
Who do you believe?
The people who profit from gun sales?
Or the people dying because of them?
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How about
“Like guns? Go to Syria!”
“Another Good Guy Without a Gun.”
“The Solution to the Problem of Guns” on one side
"Is not More Guns" on the other
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Why not just start calling the NRA what it is? - A terrorist organisation.
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Way to go Dick’s Sporting Goods too. It’s clear to me you can still go there for all your duck hunting needs, but they’re not going to sell anything any civilian would ever reasonably not want.
And that’s what sensible gun control looks like.
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When you live in a capitalist society, the mechanism for change has to come through what the for-profit businesses decide is good for business.
If enough large nationwide companies follow DICK’S lead, the boat will finally turn.
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Let’s hope the red states don’t threaten to raise their taxes, like they’re trying to do to Delta.
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I’m sorry to say I have to put this somewhere between “you meet my baseline standards, and for some reason this recently feels exceptional” and “fool me twice, shame on me.”
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Maybe they learned their lesson (unless they have yet a third chain they can sell them in):
“Modern sporting rifles” indeed. Do you really need an assault rifle to take down a deer?
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Of course not. It’s possible to take a deer with a muzzle loader, and frankly if you are looking to eat the meat, you don’t want to shred the thing beyond edibility.
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Maybe an atlatl.
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i love these! especially “Well Regulated, my ass” and “Not Relevant Anymore.” i also like “Repeal the 2nd”, but i’m open to re-writing it so it makes sense in modern times.
and @RAvery, i also really like “Another Good Guy w/o A Gun”!
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I’d use “Without” instead of “w/o” – I think it would be more clear on a sign.
Good for you for choosing to protest!
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oh yes, sorry – that was me being a lazy typist 
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You know who not to do business with now…
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Well, someone’s got to ship them to neo-Nazis, mentally ill people, terrorists, etc./s
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