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13 US states side with Mexican government in lawsuit against gun manufacturers
msn ^ | 6 feb 2022 | Rachel Sharp

Posted on 02/06/2022 2:03:20 PM PST by rellimpank

More than a dozen US states have sided with the Mexican government in its lawsuit against US gun manufacturers where it accuses them of being liable for a rise in gun violence in the nation.

A coalition of 14 attorneys general, from 13 Democratic states and Washington DC, filed a brief with the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts this week arguing that gunmakers are not shielded from responsibility over where their firearms wind up.

Last August, the Mexican government sued some of America’s biggest gunmakers including Smith & Wesson and Glock claiming they were knowingly contributing to the illegal trafficking of firearms to drug cartels and other criminals in Mexico.

The gun manufacturers pushed back and sought to dismiss the case in November, arguing that they are protected from liability under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).

The Mexican government argued that the law does not apply as the crimes in question are being carried out in Mexico and not in the US.

The US state attorneys general sided with Mexico this week, arguing that the PLCAA does not shield gun manufacturers and dealers from state’s consumer laws governing the marketing and sale of firearms.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; guns; iylm; mexico
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To: rellimpank

The original 13 colonies?


21 posted on 02/06/2022 2:35:02 PM PST by Leep (Freedom: "What's the big deal" -joe biden)
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To: rellimpank

Yeah. Blue states. What a surprise.


22 posted on 02/06/2022 2:35:51 PM PST by FLT-bird
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To: rellimpank

Extradite Holder to Mexico.

L


23 posted on 02/06/2022 2:36:55 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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That means 37 states didn’t.


24 posted on 02/06/2022 2:40:32 PM PST by curious7
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To: Wonder Warthog

“The states—Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai‘i, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Oregon”


What I consider fly over country.


25 posted on 02/06/2022 2:42:33 PM PST by centermass_socrates (Look into a conservative and see hope and virtue, look in a liberal and you only see meat.)
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To: rellimpank

Well good. Next let’s sue. The Democrat party for fast and furious. Should be a slam dunk if they can hold these gun makers at fault.


26 posted on 02/06/2022 2:44:50 PM PST by jimpick
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To: Wonder Warthog

Thank you for listing them.
I’m surprised the Colorado commies haven’t signed up.....yet.


27 posted on 02/06/2022 2:48:18 PM PST by RandallFlagg ("Okay. As long as the paperwork is clean, you boys can do what you like out there." -Fifi)
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To: The Duke
Let me guess ... 100% blue.

"A coalition of 14 attorneys general, from 13 Democratic states and Washington DC..."

Surprise, surprise.

28 posted on 02/06/2022 2:48:28 PM PST by CDB
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To: BipolarBob

Can he be subpoenaed?


29 posted on 02/06/2022 2:49:08 PM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: rellimpank

What about the other 44?


30 posted on 02/06/2022 2:50:20 PM PST by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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To: Wonder Warthog

I’m surprised Wisconsin isn’t on this list. However, all the surrounding states (Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan) are on the list.


31 posted on 02/06/2022 2:53:34 PM PST by BraveMan
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To: rellimpank

Seems like there may be a comprise in this situation.
USA will help stop firearms being transferred/sent to
Mexico if Mexico will help stop/control the Illegals
entering the USA thru their nation.


32 posted on 02/06/2022 2:55:25 PM PST by deport
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To: rellimpank

Let me guess: The lawsuit by Texas about the election was thrown out due to lack of standing, but this lawsuit will proceed.


33 posted on 02/06/2022 2:58:15 PM PST by libertylover (Our BIGGEST problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: rellimpank; mylife; Joe Brower; MaxMax; Randy Larsen; waterhill; Envisioning; AZ .44 MAG; umgud; ...

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FReepmail me if you want to be added to or deleted from the list.

More 2nd Amendment related articles on FR's Bang List.

34 posted on 02/06/2022 2:58:49 PM PST by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Wonder Warthog
"Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai‘i, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Oregon”

Our Founding Fathers would have a quick solution for these states...

Communism reigns supreme throughout the country... This list just includes the communist states that have declared their open support for their communist masters...

There are several other states that would like to join with them, but cannot openly support them on the issue of guns...
However, they do through most of their actions and policies...
PA, WI, AK, WA, CO, NC, MI, & MN are a few examples of the sneaky communist fellow travelers...

35 posted on 02/06/2022 3:06:34 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: rellimpank

Okay then hammer the border shut, solving mejico and our problem too!!!


36 posted on 02/06/2022 3:13:37 PM PST by Mastador1
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To: rellimpank

Okay then hammer the border shut, solving mejico and our problem too!!!


37 posted on 02/06/2022 3:13:38 PM PST by Mastador1
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To: Wonder Warthog

Most disappointing to see New Mexico on the list. Too many art fags and hippies these days.


38 posted on 02/06/2022 3:26:15 PM PST by OKSooner (All thinking people should read "The Real Anthony Fauci" by RFK Jr, and "Rainbow Six" by Tom Clancy.)
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To: rellimpank

Hey MEXICO! Don’t like our guns slipping across the border, BUILD YOUR OWN FENCE!

Now where are the Cartels getting their South Korean hand grenades?
Note: In the past, with all the captured guns in Mexico, ONLY those manufactured in the US are the ones Mexico complained about. Many other full auto firearms came from somewhere else that they don’t talk about.


39 posted on 02/06/2022 3:33:06 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (FREE AT LAST from Facebook Jail! Unrepentant! On GAB now. Some real cranks there!)
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To: rellimpank
gunmakers are not shielded from responsibility over where their firearms wind up.

Sure they are. Their products are sold to people who pass backround checks. Where they go from there is beyond their control.

No gun manufacturer traffic guns over the border, but Eric Holder did.

40 posted on 02/06/2022 3:37:17 PM PST by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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