Mexico is suing multiple major US gun makers for arming the drug cartels, accusing them of negligent business practices that allegedly spawned illegal arms flows over the border, resulting in rampant violence and numerous Mexican deaths.
The landmark lawsuit was brought before the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Wednesday.
The suit alleges that units of top US gun makers, including Colt, Smith & Wesson, Barrett, Glock, and Ruger, indulged in negligent business practices and knew their activities produced illegal arms trafficking in Mexico.
The companies named in the lawsuit produce around two-thirds of some 500,000 weapons illegally brought into the country each year, according to Mexican authorities.
Mexico filed suit in US federal court against major gun manufacturers. Crazy stat from that suit: pic.twitter.com/wwLY2VnYBn
None of the gun makers named in the filing has, so far, produced any official reaction to Mexico’s legal action.
The country is now seeking an eye-watering sum of $10 billion i...