Mexico tells Supreme Court that U.S. gunmakers are to blame for heavily armed cartels

During Tuesday’s argument, most of the justices, liberal and conservative, sounded skeptical of Mexico’s lawsuit. The issue was before the Supreme Court because the Mexican government sought the help of U.S. courts. President Trump blames Mexico for fentanyl and other dangerous drugs that come across the southern border. But Mexico blames the United States and its gunmakers for arming the drug cartels with high-powered, military-style rifles that come cross the border from the north. “Mexico has one gun store in the entire nation, yet the nation is awash in guns,” lawyers for the Mexican government told the U.S. Supreme Court. They said these American-made assault weapons are used to “assassinate politicians, attack the military and kill and injure judges, journalists, police and ordinary citizens.”

via latimes: Mexico tells Supreme Court that U.S. gunmakers are to blame for heavily armed cartels

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