Parkland pupils ‘die’ to halt NRA pol

A FLORIDA SUPERMARKET chain announced Friday it will stop donating money to gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam, who publicly supports the National Rifle Association, after several student activists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School staged a “die-in” at two stores.

Publix spokeswoman Maria Brous said the company would “suspend corporatefunded political contributions as we reevaluate our giving processes,” in a statement emailed to The Associated Press.

The Florida chain has given $670,000 over the past three years to Putnam, who is currently the state’s commissioner of agriculture, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

The Republican candidate called himself a “proud #NRASellout!” in a tweet last July.

In the months following the Parkland, Fla., high-school massacre in February that claimed 17 lives, many companies cut ties with the NRA, including MetLife, and rental car companies like Hertz, Enterprise and Avis.

Major gun sellers like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart also bumped their age requirement on gun purchases from 18 to 21 after the school shooting.

Students stage die-in at Florida supermarket on Friday. The Publix chain of stores said it will end contributions to a pro-NRA candidate for governor.