Supreme Court Rejects Mexico’s Lawsuit Against Gun Companies

A majority of the justices said the gun companies were protected by federal law.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 5, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The Supreme Court has said gun companies should not face a lawsuit in which the Mexican government was trying to hold them liable for cartel-related violence involving firearms from the United States.

In a 9–0 decision on June 5, the court said that the allegations gun companies faced weren’t the type that, if proven, would make them liable under the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.