Manufacturers and wholesalers of firearms in the United States can’t be held liable for criminal gun trafficking into Mexico, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled in a major blow against U.S.-based gun control efforts.
Mexico sued Smith & Wesson, Sturm Ruger & Co., Glock, Barrett Firearms, Beretta, Colt, Century Arms, and Interstate Arms a year ago, claiming that the U.S. companies undermined that country’s tough gun laws by making, promoting, and selling “military-style assault weapons” in such a way that the guns would be appealing to drug cartels and criminals.
