1. On the second anniversary of the #ElPasoShooting, #Mexico is suing 10 US gun manufacturers and distributors for their responsibility in flooding the nation with arms.
Some 70-90% of the arms found at Mexican crime scenes can be traced to the US.
nytimes.com/2021/08/04/wor…
Some 70-90% of the arms found at Mexican crime scenes can be traced to the US.
nytimes.com/2021/08/04/wor…
2. US manufacturers make some $250 million a year on selling arms to Mexico, knowingly targeting the market with guns that have Spanish nicknames, quotes, even the engraving of Emiliano Zapata's face (the model used in the killing of journalist Miroslava Breach by Sinaloa Cartel) 
3. As I wrote at the time of the shooting, Mexico's strict gun-control laws are constantly undermined by US laxity. Indeed, nearly 1/2 of US dealers depend upon sales to Mexico to survive. Illegal trafficking of arms to Mexico isn't even a federal crime.
jacobinmag.com/2019/08/el-pas…
jacobinmag.com/2019/08/el-pas…
4. Due to 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which shields manufacturers/dealers from liability, it will be a very difficult case for Mexico to win. However, litigation can proceed if, for example, manufacturers have violated state/federal laws with their marketing.
5. Even if it doesn't win in court, it's important for Mexico to no longer take the flooding of its territory with US weaponry lying down. This is true terrorism, which claims its victims every day of the year, while gun manufacturers pocket the profits and share the dividends.
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