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Journalist Jesus Esquivel reported in Aristegui Live What Supreme Court of the United States decided to listen to the arguments demand presented by the Mexican government in 2022 against major arms manufacturers.

This is a requirement put forward Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) and designed by then Chancellor Marcelo Ebrardaccuses the companies of deliberately helping to arm drug cartels in Mexico.

“He Mexican state demands compensation 10,000 million from dollars for the families of the victims who died because of these weapons,” Esquivel said.

It also emphasizes that, although manufacturers are not directly responsible for trafficthey are accused of simplicity production and distribution rifles and semi-automatic pistols that end up in the hands of criminals. The Mexican government estimates that about 70% weapons smuggled into Mexico come from USA.

There was demand previously fired by a federal judge in Boston who cited a US law that protects gun manufacturers from liability for the criminal use of their products. Nevertheless, Court of Appeal allowed the case to move forward, arguing that the companies’ business practices could be reviewed “help and complicity“in smuggling.

Weapons manufacturers, including Smith & Wesson, Glock And foalasked the Supreme Court to overturn the decision, arguing that the lawsuit was a covert attempt to force regulations on the gun industry that had not been legislated in the United States. traffic illegal is independent crime this does not apply to manufacturers.