Supreme Court Ruling Won't Affect Mexico's Lawsuit Against Arizona Gun Dealers

Supreme Court ruling won't affect Mexico's lawsuit against Arizona gun dealers

Mexico’s claim against Smith & Wesson and others — thrown out by the US Supreme Court Thursday — are sufficiently different than those in the 2022 lawsuit filed in Tucson,

Mexico’s Gun Case Backfires » The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of seven American gun manufacturers that Mexico had charged with aiding illegal gun sales to drug cartels. In the aftermath, it has somehow escaped notice that the Obama administration did the same thing, with impunity. On a visit to Mexico in April 2009, President Obama claimed that “more than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States, many from gun shops that line ou…

Second Amendment Roundup: S&W Sí, Mexico No

On June 5, in an unanimous decision by Justice Elena Kagan, the Supreme Court ruled in Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos that Mexico failed plausibly to plead that the American firearm industry aided and abetted unlawful sales routing guns to Mexican drug cartels.  The decision not only adds teeth to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), it also recognizes that semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15 are in wid…

US Supreme Court Shoots Down Mexico’s Lawsuit Against American Gun Companies

The court found that Mexico failed to prove US gun companies violated a law shielding them from liability when overlooking sales to drug cartels. The post US Supreme Court Shoots Down Mexico’s Lawsuit Against American Gun Companies appeared first on Texas Scorecard.

Supreme Court Tosses Mexico Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Manufacturers

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a $10 billion lawsuit by the Mexican government against U.S. gun manufacturers. Mexico had accused Smith & Wesson, Colt, Glock and other companies of fueling violence in Mexico by knowingly allowing its guns to be smuggled into the hands of drug cartels. The court ruled that gunmakers are shielded from liability under U.S. law.

Justice Kagan Pens Opinion In Gun Maker Case - Patriot Newsfeed

In a major win for gun manufacturers — and a sweeping affirmation of Americans’ Second Amendment rights — the U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously struck down Mexico’s lawsuit against American gun makers, delivering a legal opinion that leaves no room for ambiguity. Justice Elena Kagan, writing for the Court, made it clear: firearms like AR-15s and AK-47s are not the tools of criminals alone — they are legally sold, widely owned, and constitutiona…