On March 4th, hours after Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 25% on Mexican exports to the United States, Mexico’s government stood before the Supreme Court of the United States to argue that American gunmakers should be held liable for deaths caused by Mexican gangs using the weapons they manufacture.

The U.S. Supreme Court was set on Tuesday to hear a bid by two American gun companies to throw out the Mexican government's lawsuit accusing them of aiding illegal firearms trafficking to drug cartels and fueling gun violence in the southern neighbor of the United States.

Officially, the Mexican government sued American gun manufacturers, blaming them for “aiding and abetting” the trafficking of firearms to drug cartels. But its real beef is with the Second Amendment, which prohibits the sort of sweeping gun restrictions that Mexican officials think public safety requires.

Mexico has sued U.S. gun companies for billions of dollars over claims that guns manufactured by them have fueled drug cartel violence.

Nov 22 2024 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Nov 26 2024 Brief of petitioners Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al. filed. Nov 27 2024 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Nov 27 2024 Brief amicus curiae ...

The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S. alleging the companies have fueled cartel gun violence.

Mexico says its claims against firearms manufacturers have nothing to do with the Second Amendment, but rather stopping the flow of illegal weapons fueling cartel violence.

The lower appellate court ruled that Mexico had “plausibly” claimed that the manufacturers did aid and abet the illegal trafficking of guns “by passing along guns knowing that the purchasers include unlawful buyers, and making design and marketing decisions targeted towards those exact individuals.”

The United States and Mexico have long been entangled in a complex web of issues, with President Donald Trump often pointing fingers at Mexico for sending

The dispute focuses on whether Mexico can hold U.S. manufacturers liable for gun violence and comes amid rising tensions between the countries.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in a landmark case brought by the government of Mexico against Smith & Wesson and other United States-based gun manufacturers, seeking

The U.S. Supreme Court wrestled on Tuesday with a bid by two American gun companies to throw out the Mexican government's lawsuit accusing them of aiding illegal firearms trafficking to drug cartels and fueling gun violence in the southern neighbor of the United States.