{"id":31415,"date":"2021-08-04T20:39:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T20:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=31415"},"modified":"2021-08-04T20:39:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T20:39:59","slug":"we-should-sue-mexico-for-the-cartels-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=31415","title":{"rendered":"We Should Sue Mexico For The Cartels Instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3649,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bearingarms.com\\\/camedwards\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/04\\\/mexico-launches-10-billion-lawsuit-against-u-s-gun-makers-n48434&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251026162533\\\/https:\\\/\\\/bearingarms.com\\\/camedwards\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/04\\\/mexico-launches-10-billion-lawsuit-against-u-s-gun-makers-n48434&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16 15:29:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 16:24:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 16:24:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3650,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/abcnews.go.com\\\/International\\\/wireStory\\\/mexico-sues-us-gun-manufacturers-arms-trafficking-toll-79268084&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20221021070850\\\/https:\\\/\\\/abcnews.go.com\\\/International\\\/wireStory\\\/mexico-sues-us-gun-manufacturers-arms-trafficking-toll-79268084&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16 15:30:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 16:24:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 16:24:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3651,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nssf.org\\\/articles\\\/nssf-responds-to-mexicos-civil-lawsuit-against-u-s-firearm-manufacturers&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nssf.org\\\/articles\\\/nssf-responds-to-mexicos-civil-lawsuit-against-u-s-firearm-manufacturers\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3652,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.scribd.com\\\/document\\\/518845369\\\/Mexico-v-Smith-and-Wesson#from_embed&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1164,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.scribd.com\\\/user\\\/7885908\\\/jpr9954#from_embed&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.scribd.com\\\/user\\\/7885908\\\/John-Richardson&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>So the Mexican government is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bearingarms.com\/camedwards\/2021\/08\/04\/mexico-launches-10-billion-lawsuit-against-u-s-gun-makers-n48434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suing US firearms companies<\/a><\/strong> for the bloodshed that they can&#8217;t control in their own country. Would it surprise you to learn that one of the lead attorneys on the case is none other than Jonathan Lowy of the Brady Center?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course it wouldn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 139-page lawsuit was filed in US District Court for Massachusetts. It names Smith &amp; Wesson, Barrett, Beretta USA, Colt, Ruger, Glock, and Century International as defendants along with Interstate Arms which is a wholesaler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>F<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/mexico-sues-us-gun-manufacturers-arms-trafficking-toll-79268084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rom ABC News:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The Mexican government argues that the companies know that their practices contribute to the trafficking of guns to Mexico and facilitate it. Mexico wants compensation for the havoc the guns have wrought in its country.<\/p><p>The Mexican government \u201cbrings this action to put an end to the massive damage that the Defendants cause by actively facilitating the unlawful trafficking of their guns to drug cartels and other criminals in Mexico,\u201d the lawsuit said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Then there is this overheated rhetoric from the complaint itself. I would have used another word but want to keep it family friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>F. Defendants Actively Assist and Facilitate Trafficking by Designing and<br>Marketing Their Rifles as Military-Style Assault Weapons.<\/strong><\/p><p>Defendants\u2019 design and marketing of their weapons exacerbate their reckless and<br>unlawful distribution policies. Defendants design and market their guns as weapons of war,<br>making them particularly susceptible to being trafficked into Mexico.<\/p><p>It has long been foreseeable and expected that Defendants\u2019 marketing of their<br>guns as weapons of war would lead to their trafficking to the cartels in Mexico and to increased<br>homicides and other massive damage to the Government. The Government\u2019s injury is the<br>foreseeable result of Defendants\u2019 conduct.<\/p><p><strong>Defendants design their guns as military-style assault weapons.<\/strong><\/p><p>Military-style weapons are useful for killing large numbers of people in a short<br>amount of time, taking on well-armed military or police forces, and intimidating and terrorizing<br>people. The Manufacturer Defendants designed their assault weapons to be effective peoplekilling machines.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Shooting Sports Foundation wasted no time is issuing a new release calling out the Mexican government. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/nssf-responds-to-mexicos-civil-lawsuit-against-u-s-firearm-manufacturers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">They said, in part:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese allegations are baseless. The Mexican government is responsible for the rampant crime and corruption within their own borders,\u201d said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel. \u201cMexico\u2019s criminal activity is a direct result of the illicit drug trade, human trafficking and organized crime cartels that plague Mexico\u2019s citizens. It is these cartels that criminally misuse firearms illegally imported into Mexico or stolen from the Mexican military and law enforcement. Rather than seeking to scapegoat law-abiding American businesses, Mexican authorities must focus their efforts on bringing the cartels to justice. The Mexican government, which receives considerable aid from U.S. taxpayers, is solely responsible for enforcing its laws \u2013 including the country\u2019s strict gun control laws \u2013 within their own borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe American people through their elected officials decide the laws governing the lawful commerce in firearms in our country,\u201d Keane added. \u201cThis lawsuit filed by an American gun control group representing Mexico is an affront to U.S. sovereignty and a threat to the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms. A right denied to the Mexican people who are unable to defend themselves from the cartels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Larry Keane is right. The allegations are baseless. Moreover, the failure of that nation to right in their criminal cartels is at the root of the problem.  That they are aided and abetted in this nonsense by the Brady Center is illustrative of the hatred that Mr. Lowy and the rest of the gun prohibitionists have for the rule of law, United States sovereignty, and democratically passed legislation such as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. Instead of practicing lawfare,  if they want the law to be changed, go to Congress and work to have it changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have embedded the full complaint below using ScribD. It was too large a document for a direct embed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p  style=\" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;\">   <a title=\"View Mexico v. 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