Mexico’s Gun Problem Not California’s, nor America’s

A boy holds a gun as a community police force teaches children how to use weapons in the village of Ayahualtempan, Guerrero State, Mexico, on Jan. 24, 2020. The vigilante group trains children as young as five so they can protect themselves from drug-related criminal groups operating in the area. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images

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Aren’t American officials supposed to side with Americans? One would think so. Not California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the attorneys general from 16 other states and Washington, D.C. They filed an amicus brief in an appeal to a case brought by the country of Mexico against 10 U.S. gun manufacturers. The case is Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands Inc., et al. It now is being heard in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, based in Boston, Mass.