The Supreme Court will hear a case to decide whether Mexico may sue American gun manufacturers and distributors for crimes committed by cartels with their firearms, according to court documents released Friday.
The high court will rule on whether gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson and firearms distributor Interstate Arms are protected from liability for crimes committed by cartels in Mexico with firearms they made or distributed under the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which protects gun manufacturers from lawsuits over crimes committed with their products, according to court filings.
The lawsuit was initially dismissed in 2022, with Massachusetts District Judge F. Dennis Saylor saying that Mexico lacked standing and that the federal law protects the defendants specifically against Mexico’s claims for legal liability for crimes committed with their…
