Florida’s leaders join a growing chorus of politicians telling Delta Airlines to move its headquarters out of Atlanta in response to that state’s pro-NRA retaliation against it.

Miami Beach Mayor Phil Levine joined a growing chorus of politicians telling Delta Airlines to move its headquarters out of Atlanta in response to political sparring between Delta, the NRA and the Georgia state government.

Levine, who is running for governor, sent a letter to Delta CEO Ed Bastian, saying, “This is a moment in time where you could relocate your airline hub to the Sunshine State.”

The Georgia Legislature voted to rescind a tax break for Delta after the airline joined a growing list of corporations that cut ties with the National Rifleman’s Association following the Parkland mass shooting by ending a discount program for NRA members.

Mayor Buddy Dyer also released a statement Thursday about Delta: “The City of Orlando is a great place to do business and we think that The City Beautiful has so much to offer as a headquarters location, and we’d welcome Delta here in Orlando. Our inclusive, vibrant community helps make Orlando a wonderful place to live and do business, and our quality of life is second to none.”

Levine and Dyer followed similar gestures from Mayor Randall Woodfin of Birmingham, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The calls for Delta to move appear to be more of a political statement than genuine economic development, said Ady Milman, professor at UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality. Delta is unlike to move its hub out of Atlanta, he said, because the airport generally runs smoothly. As the largest airport in the U.S., it is an asset to the airline, he said.

“It’s not uncommon for airports to scale down hub cities, but Atlanta is an international hub, not just domestic hub, for Delta,” Milman said. “That would be very difficult to move.”

Delta is the largest employer in Atlanta with over 30,000 employees.

Milman noted that Disney faced public pressure over its Gay Days events in the 1990s and emerged from that unscathed.

He also mentioned how Netflix and Ford publicly came out against the Trump Administration’s ban on allowing immigrants from seven Muslim nations.

“I think Delta has nothing to fear. But, really, the state has more to lose than Delta does,” Milman said.

Levine pitched Florida’s diverse and deep pool of talent, great weather and “an economy that is ready to take off under the right leadership.”

He noted that in 1960, Florida Gov. LeRoy Collins became the first Southern governor to openly fight for civil rights.

“It was an unpopular position in a bitterly divided state. But it was the right thing to do,” Levine wrote.

Gov. Rick Scott is supporting the state’s most substantive gunrestriction proposals in decades — raising to 21 the age to buy any firearm, banning “bump stocks” that can make a semi-automatic weapon fire more rapidly and calling for $500 million for mentalhealth initiatives and school safety.

The NRA is opposed to at least parts of Scott’s plan, such as the under-21 ban. Current state law prohibits the sale of handguns to those under 21, but rifles can be sold to someone as young as 18.

“... We’d welcome Delta here in Orlando. Our inclusive, vibrant community helps make Orlando a wonderful place to live and do business.” Statement from Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer