
“I am honored to be part of this coalition to ensure gun manufacturers and dealers are held accountable when they violate firearm sale and marketing laws,” Raoul said. Raoul argues, under PLCAA’s plain terms, gun manufacturers and dealers are not exempt from liability when they violate state or federal laws governing the sale and marketing of firearms. Smith & Wesson Brands et al., Raoul and the coalition urge the court to recognize that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) creates only a narrow restriction on state-law remedies against the firearms industry. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in the case Estados Unidos Mexicanos v.


ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: FEDERAL GUN LAW DOES NOT SHIELD GUN MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS FROM LIABILITYĬhicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 17 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief to uphold and preserve state-law remedies for misconduct by gun manufacturers and sellers.
