Mexican Government Sues U.S. Gun Makers over Cartel Crime

[livingston]

Mexican Government Sues U.S. Gun Makers over Cartel Crime

The government of Mexico is suing six U.S. gun makers and one Boston-area wholesaler, claiming “massive damage” created by “unlawful trafficking” of firearms to cartel and criminal elements.


The Mexican Government’s suit opens with trafficking claims and naming the six manufacturers and the wholesaler:

Plaintiff Estados Unidos Mexicanos (the “Government”), a sovereign nation, brings this action to put an end to the massive damage that the Defendants cause by actively facilitating the unlawful trafficking of their guns to drug cartels and other criminals in Mexico. Almost all guns recovered at crime scenes in Mexico — 70% to 90% of them — were trafficked from the U.S. The Defendants include the six U.S.-based manufacturers whose guns are most often recovered in Mexico — Smith & Wesson, Beretta, Century Arms, Colt, Glock, and Ruger. Another manufacturer defendant is Barrett, whose .50 caliber sniper rifle is a weapon of war prized by the drug cartels. The remaining defendant — Interstate Arms — is a Boston-area wholesaler through which all but one of the defendant manufacturers sell their guns for re-sale to gun dealers throughout the U.S.

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Mexican Government Sues U.S. Gun Makers over Cartel Crime

The government of Mexico is suing six U.S. makers, claiming "massive damage" created by "unlawful trafficking" of firearms to cartels.

www.breitbart.com

 

[livingston]

The case is Mexico v. Smith and Wesson, No. 1:21-cv-11269, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

 

[Potatorack]

Okay so when are we going to sue Mexico for the rampant amount of drugs coming through the southern border?

 

[livingston]

Sounds like there is a few American liberals in the planning of this suit...

 

[4WHLDRFTN]

this is a sorry ass country

 

[diggs223]

I'm willing to bet that this "got legs"
In DC

 

[fnfalguy]

Any chance they also filed a case against Holder?

 

[S&W Fan]

We should file a civil law suit against the Mexican government for their inability to stop the cartel from trafficking drugs into our neighborhoods.

 

[livingston]

Okay so when are we going to sue Mexico for the rampant amount of drugs coming through the southern border?

Not with Hunter in town....

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

So now do we not only have bullshit lawsuits in our own country, we are now allowing other countries to sue us? God, I can't wait for the shitstorm to start.

 

[meketrefe]

Next they are going after general Kalashnikov.

 

[tirwin1]

The fucking gall of them to do this. I suspect that if anyone was to dig deeper into this story, we would find a number of US lawyers associated with the "lawfare" efforts (i.e. warfare via the law) behind this.

If they can't get the change they want through current efforts then they'll use other tactics.

I'm pretty much a live and let live kind of guy. But right now I think any lawyer associated with the "lawfare" efforts should be hunted down, tortured in front of their families, and then shot.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

The case is Mexico v. Smith and Wesson, No. 1:21-cv-11269, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

I bet there is at least one gay couple with the names Smith and Wesson that will show up to court to file a countersuit.

 

[spat]

Next they are going after general Kalashnikov.

Somehow I don't think the Russians would put up with that.


Anyone know how to say "fuck off, asshole" in Russian ? Pretty sure Putin does.

 

[Shadow2]

I offer a trade, you take all the illegals and drugs you let cross from your side of the fence and we'll take back our guns.

 

[Catskillkid]

I don't know about y'all but I think it's about time to finish building that wall. Mexico can keep their drugs on their side and we can keep our guns on this side.

 

[libertysnake]

Jesus fucking Christ. No one is ever going to produce anything anymore in this country at this rate, or if they do, they'll have liability insurance out the ass / pass it to the consumer.

Such a stupid Pandora's box.

 

[GOYABEAN]

 

[meketrefe]

Somehow I don't think the Russians would put up with that.


Anyone know how to say "fuck off, asshole" in Russian ? Pretty sure Putin does.

But .... General kalashnikov would not mind the lawsuit...

 

[Deplorable Me]

Where is the cartel getting their ammo?

 

[S&W Fan]

Where is the cartel getting their ammo?

Here, for starters

Gunmen in Mexico Steal 7 Million Ammunition Rounds Headed to Texas

A group of gunmen in Central Mexico hijacked two tractor-trailers containing more than seven million rounds of ammunition headed to Texas.

www.breitbart.com

 

[Celt]

Absurd, and its definitely motivated by the left.

If they want to sue anyone it should be the US Gov for fast and furious.

 

[S&W Fan]

Absurd, and its definitely motivated by the left.

If they want to sue anyone it should be the US Gov for fast and furious.

Everyone associated with that on the Mexican side have all been executed.

 

[livingston]

Almost all of the Glocks retrieved from Mexican Cartels are bought with Glocks blue label program through the Mexican army. Which means members of the Mexican army is the one trafficking these guns.

Officials say Mexico is seeking as much as $10bn (£7.2bn) in compensation, though any amount would be decided by the court.


The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in the US state of Massachusetts.



Mexican officials said that some of the guns made by Colt appeared to target the Mexican market in particular, such as a pistol engraved with the face and name of Mexican revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata.


One official told reporters the damage caused by trafficked guns would be equal to around 1.7% of Mexico's gross domestic product (GDP).


Mexican officials stressed that the lawsuit was not aimed at the US government. Mr Ebrard said he believed that President Joe Biden's administration was willing to work with Mexico to curb arms trafficking.

Mexico sues US gun manufacturers over arms trafficking

The lawsuit accuses companies of fuelling bloodshed through negligent business practices.

www.bbc.com

 

[livingston]

You can bet that the Biden administration is putting MX up to this.

Suing gun manufacturers out of business is a cornerstone of Biden's gun control agenda.

 

[tirwin1]

The left's attempt to use fast and furious as a basis to implement gun control blew up in its face. I agree with Livingston this is being coordinated by lawyers in the Biden administration. Low life rat bastards.

 

[togmaster]

Can we use them for unpaid taxes on the undeclared cash illegals have been sending home for the last 35 years?

 

[livingston]

The new lawsuit filed by the government of Mexico (with the help of Brady legal counsel Jonathan Lowy) accusing the firearms industry of knowingly causing cartel violence south of the border involves most of the major manufacturers in the U.S., including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Sturm Ruger, and Beretta. One big name in the industry that’s not a part of the new litigation is Sig Sauer, and while we don’t know for sure why the Mexican government didn’t name them as a defendant, it sure looks like the fact that Mexico’s planning on spending millions of dollars on the company’s products has something to do with it.



The small arms maker Sig Sauer Inc has sought U.S. approval to sell millions of dollars’ worth of automatic assault rifles to the armed services of Mexico in a deal that will help to modernize the country’s military, people familiar with the situation said.



The U.S. Congress was notified last week that the Mexican Navy and Naval Infantry are in line to purchase as much as $5.5 million worth of automatic rifles made by Sig Sauer.

The U.S. government also sells firearms directly to the Mexican government. Mexican soldiers continue to defect to work for the drug cartels, taking their American-made service rifles with them. In recent years the number of defections has soared to more than 150,000. According to U.S. State Department cables, the most lethal weapons used by Mexican cartels come from Central American arsenals. Additionally, according to a 2006 report by Amnesty International, China was actively supplying arms to Latin American countries, which have subsequently been seized in Mexico.

Is Mexico Playing Favorites In Its Lawsuit Against Gun Makers?

The new lawsuit filed by the government of Mexico (with the help of Brady legal counsel Jonathan Low

bearingarms.com

 

[Catskillkid]

The new lawsuit filed by the government of Mexico (with the help of Brady legal counsel Jonathan Lowy) accusing the firearms industry of knowingly causing cartel violence south of the border involves most of the major manufacturers in the U.S., including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Sturm Ruger, and Beretta. One big name in the industry that’s not a part of the new litigation is Sig Sauer, and while we don’t know for sure why the Mexican government didn’t name them as a defendant, it sure looks like the fact that Mexico’s planning on spending millions of dollars on the company’s products has something to do with it.



The small arms maker Sig Sauer Inc has sought U.S. approval to sell millions of dollars’ worth of automatic assault rifles to the armed services of Mexico in a deal that will help to modernize the country’s military, people familiar with the situation said.



The U.S. Congress was notified last week that the Mexican Navy and Naval Infantry are in line to purchase as much as $5.5 million worth of automatic rifles made by Sig Sauer.

Is Mexico Playing Favorites In Its Lawsuit Against Gun Makers?

The new lawsuit filed by the government of Mexico (with the help of Brady legal counsel Jonathan Low

bearingarms.com

I say we send all the defective P320s south of the border.

 

[spat]

Almost all of the Glocks retrieved from Mexican Cartels are bought with Glocks blue label program through the Mexican army. Which means members of the Mexican army is the one trafficking these guns.

Officials say Mexico is seeking as much as $10bn (£7.2bn) in compensation, though any amount would be decided by the court.


The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in the US state of Massachusetts.



Mexican officials said that some of the guns made by Colt appeared to target the Mexican market in particular, such as a pistol engraved with the face and name of Mexican revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata.


One official told reporters the damage caused by trafficked guns would be equal to around 1.7% of Mexico's gross domestic product (GDP).


Mexican officials stressed that the lawsuit was not aimed at the US government. Mr Ebrard said he believed that President Joe Biden's administration was willing to work with Mexico to curb arms trafficking.

Mexico sues US gun manufacturers over arms trafficking

The lawsuit accuses companies of fuelling bloodshed through negligent business practices.

www.bbc.com

Sounds like the gun makers need to stop selling to the Mexican government to reduce their liability then.


I wonder if they considered *that* unintended consequence.