Mexico sues US-based gun makers seeking $10 BILLION in damages over illegal arms trafficking

 

Mexico is suing multiple major US gun makers, accusing them of negligent business practices that allegedly spawned illegal arms flows over the border, resulting in rampant violence and numerous Mexican deaths.

The landmark lawsuit was brought before the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Wednesday.

The suit alleges that units of top US gun makers, including Colt, Smith & Wesson, Barrett, Glock, and Ruger, indulged in negligent business practices and knew their activities produced illegal arms trafficking in Mexico. The companies named in the lawsuit produce around two-thirds of some 500,000 weapons illegally brought into the country each year, according to Mexican authorities....

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Cada año ingresan a México 500 mil armas por la frontera de Estados Unidos, las cuales son utilizadas por el crimen organizado según la investigación sobre el tráfico ilegal de armas. Este "río de hierro" de Estados Unidos hacia México se explica por la industria de armas de fuego en USA. Estados Unidos tiene el mercado legal de armas de fuego más grande del mundo....