Attorney General Ken Paxton applauds the Supreme Court of Texas’ decision to protect Academy Sports and Outdoors from liability in the devastating Sutherland Springs church shooting in 2017. Under the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), neither Academy nor any other retail establishment that sells firearms can be sued for damages in tragedies like the Sutherland Springs shooting. Academy followed the law when the shooter, Devin Kelley, purchased the rifle in 2016 […]
