in Re Academy, Ltd. D/B/A Academy Sports + Outdoors

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS ══════════ No. 19-0497 ══════════ IN RE ACADEMY, LTD. D/B/A ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS ══════════════════════════════════════════ ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ══════════════════════════════════════════ JUSTICE BOYD, concurring. After Congress passed the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) in 2005, the National Rifle Association praised it as “the most significant piece of pro-gun legislation in twenty years.” 1 Not surprisingly, others criticized it as bad legislation “based on flawed reasoning” 2 and as “a political stunt meant to…