From Investing.com:

A U.S. appeals court has revived a $10 billion lawsuit by Mexico against American gun manufacturers for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels across the U.S.-Mexico border. The federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act provides the firearms industry broad protection from lawsuits over their products’ misuse. Mexico’s lawsuit alleges that the law does not shield the manufacturers from liability over the trafficking of guns to Mexican criminals.

Mexico says over 500,000 guns are trafficked annually from the U.S. into Mexico, with more than 68% made by the companies it sued. The lawsuit claims that the smuggling has led to Mexico ranking third worldwide in gun-related deaths, as well as other harms such as declining investment and economic activity, and increased spending on law enforcement and public safety.

The companies, including Smith & Wesson Brands, Sturm, Ruger & Co, and others, deny any wrongdoing. They argue that Mexico’s lawsuit is devoid of allegations that the gun sales themselves did anything to create an exception to the broad protections of the PLCAA.



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