US gun makers ask judge to toss Mexico's $10B lawsuit for 'trafficking weapons to drug cartels' because it could lead to other countries - including Russia - suing over firearms
- A judge with the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts is considering rejecting a Mexican government lawsuit against U.S. gun makers
- Mexico alleges that weapons made by 11 companies in the state have been trafficked from the U.S. and used in crimes in its country
- Judge F. Dennis Saylor said that if the lawsuit is allowed to go forward, other nations could possibly sue gun manufacturers in the U.S.
- Saylor wondered if Russia can step forward and file a lawsuit if Ukraine Ukrainians is utilizing weapons made by gun companies in the U.S.
- The Mexican government alleges that more that 500,000 weapons from the U.S. have been smuggled from the U.S. on a yearly basis
- It estimates that guns trafficked from Massachusetts were used to commit at least 19,000 murders in 2019
U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston raised that prospect as he considered whether to dismiss Mexico's $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold 11 gun makers - including Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Sturm Ruger & Co. - responsible for a deadly flood of weapons across the border.
Mexico in a lawsuit filed in August 2021 accused the companies of undermining its strict gun laws by designing, marketing and distributing military style assault weapons in ways they knew would arm drug cartels, fueling murders and kidnappings.
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U.S. gun makers urge judge to throw out Mexico's $10 billion lawsuit
Mexico is suing gun manufacturing companies based out of Massachusetts. It could be dismissed by a federal court judge who said other nations could bring forward similar lawsuits.
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