Mexico continues legal battle against U.S. weapons manufacturers
MEXICO CITY – Mexico will continue legal battle against U.S. weapons manufacturers.
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Friday they will appeal a decision by a U.S. court that dismissed their lawsuit last year.
Mexico had filed a lawsuit in August 2021 blaming U.S. gunmakers for increasing violence in its country.
The lawsuit said drug cartels and criminal organizations are using U.S. weapons to terrorize the Mexican population.
The suit was dismissed by the judge.
The judge said the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), passed in 2005, grants immunity to gun manufacturers for the misuse or crimes committed by their products.
Mexico has appealed against the decision.
Ebrard said the government will argue the case at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in the state of Massachusetts.
“The appeal hearing in the argument against the U.S. arms industry will take place on July 24. Fewer guns there for fewer deaths and violence here is the goal. Mexico will prevail because it is right,” Ebrard wrote on Twitter.
The gun manufacturers sued by Mexico are Smith & Wesson, Barrett Firearms, Beretta, Century International, Colt’s Manufacturing, Glock, Sturm, Ruger & Co, and Witmer.
“There is a correlation between the negligent practices of companies and the arms trafficking that leads to violence in Mexico, as well as other crimes such as human trafficking and drug trafficking, particularly fentanyl,” said Ebrard.
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