TEXAS: Court Rules Families Of Mass Shooting Victims Can Sue Gun Shop That Sold High-Capacity Magazine

The Dallas Morning News reports:

A Texas judge has decided that victims and families of the Sutherland Springs church massacre can sue the sporting goods store where the shooter purchased his gun and ammunition.

In a case that could have implications for gun laws here and across the country, Bexar County District Court Judge Karen Pozza on Monday denied Academy Sports + Outdoors request that the lawsuit be thrown out. Her decision means the lawsuit will proceed and could eventually go to a jury trial.

The Sutherland Springs families allege the chain is liable for shooter Devin P. Kelley’s carnage because employees at one of its Texas retailers sold him a high capacity magazine illegal in Colorado, his state of residence. The families are asking for millions in damages for physical and mental anguish, disfigurement and medical expenses.

Kelley killed 26 and wounded 20 in the 2017 massacre which currently stands as the fifth-most deadly mass shooting in US history. He was reportedly a former bible school teacher.