Mexican government files lawsuit against American gun manufacturers in US Federal court

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

Mexico Sues Gun Companies in U.S., Accusing Them of Fueling Violence - The New York Times

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The government accuses gun makers and suppliers of knowingly flooding the market with firearms attractive to drug cartels.

 

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In a first, the Mexican government on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in the United States against 11 gun manufacturers and suppliers, accusing them of negligently facilitating the flow of weapons to powerful drug cartels and enabling tremendous bloodshed in Mexico.

 

The complaint, filed in a federal court in Massachusetts, accuses companies including Smith & Wesson and Colt of designing, marketing, distributing, and selling guns “in ways they know routinely arm the drug cartels in Mexico.”

 

“For decades, the government and its citizens have been victimized by a deadly flood of military-style and other particularly lethal guns that flows from the U.S. across the border,” the lawsuit reads. The flood of weaponry is “the foreseeable result of the defendants’ deliberate actions and business practices.”

 

Mexican officials have long blamed gun manufacturers and lax American gun regulations for playing a role in the country’s raging violence. But officials said this is the first time a national government has filed suit against gun companies in the United States.

 

 

[Jason]

So we're gonna pay for a wall to keep American guns out of Mexico?

[Uaarkson]

At this point the rest of the world should probably just build a wall around us. 

[Spawn_of_Apathy]

Best of luck to Mexico. 

[skillzdadirecta]

Well played Mexico.

[Keyser_Soze]

They need to put warning labels on the guns, "This device will kill"

[Brick]

Can Canada do this as well? A large amount of the illegal guns in Canada are from the USA. 

[Spawn_of_Apathy]

1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said:

They need to put warning labels on the guns, "This device will kill"

“can cause significant amounts of death and infamy. Accidental discharge is possible. Please consult the voices in your head before using.”