Mexican lawyers filed a case against several American gun makers and a reseller, which US District Judge Dennis Saylor dismissed in large part.
The Mexican government pushed a lawsuit against six U.S. gun makers and one wholesaler in the Boston region on August 4, 2021. They claimed that the “unlawful trafficking” of weapons to cartels and other criminal actors was the cause of “vast harm.”
The Mexican government’s initial case included accusations of trafficking against the six producers and the wholesaler.
An excerpt from the lawsuit stated:
“As a sovereign government, Plaintiff Estados Unidos Mexicanos (which is the “Government”) is initiating this action to halt the Defendants’ significant damage-inflicting illegal weapons trafficking to drug cartels and other groups in Mexico.” Smuggled firearms from the United States account for seventy to ninety percent of those found at crime sites in Mexico. The most frequently recovered firearms in Mexico belong to six American gun manufacturers: Smith & Wesson, Century Arms, Beretta, Colt, Glock, and Ruger. Barrett is another manufacturing defendant; the drug cartels highly value Barrett’s sniper rifle, a. 50-caliber weapon of war. All but one of the companies sell their firearms to gun dealers across the United States through Interstate Arms, the lone defendant based in the Boston region.”
All things considered, the Mexican government ultimately filed lawsuits against eight different entities.
The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act protects American gun makers from litigation of this nature, according to a September 2022 district court judge’s decision against Mexico. CNN said that a multiple judge panel ruled that “Mexico’s case plausibly asserts a sort of claim that is statutorily excluded from the PLCAA’s broad ban,” but the Mexican government challenged the decision.
“Witmer Public Safety Group and Smith & Wesson Brands remain legal defendants following the judge’s judgment,” the BBC said.
Leading the charge among state attorneys general is Montana Attorney General Austin Knudson, who is advocating for the Supreme Court to take up the case against U.S. gun makers.
Knudson said to Breitbart News, following Sayler’s dismissal of the complaint, “I’m delighted the District Court agreed with us.” It is not acceptable for the Mexican government to use US courts as a weapon to divert attention away from its own misguided policies. Perhaps now that widespread government corruption and drug cartels are the main issues, Mexican politicians can concentrate on solving them.
Even though the legal system might be imperfect, good judges are at least able to put a wrench in the despotic system that proponents of gun control aim to establish. That was one of the few good things about the previous administration of President Donald Trump; he wisely nominated respectable judges using his power.
All governmental levels require vigilance. Without a doubt, if we lose consciousness while driving, our rights will suffer.
Author: Steven Sinclaire
