Pro-NRA counter-protesters also showed up at one store, and two men almost came to blows before police intervened. Publix announced earlier this week that it would “reevaluate” its donations amid the outcry. He said the students’ anger toward Publix should be directed at the sheriff’s office and school district for failing to protect them. The supermarket chain is one of a long line of Florida corporations that has helped bankroll Putnam’s candidacy. Walt Disney Co. has given more than $800,000 to Putnam’s political committee, including a $50,000 check it gave him earlier this month.

Source: National Post May 25, 2018 22:41 UTC