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  1. “It is far easier & far more efficient to stop the #crime gun pipeline at its source & to turn off the spigot,” said Jonathan Lowy, president of Global Action on #GunViolence & a longtime litigator against the gun industry who has worked on the case on behalf of #Mexico.

    The #GunManufacturers, joined by a slew of gun groups including the #NRA, have argued the lawsuit would undermine gun rights in the #UnitedStates.

    #law #SCOTUS #USpol #geopolitics #GunControl #GunTrafficking #GunEpidemic

  2. The dispute comes before the justices at a time of heightened tension between the 2 countries as the #Trump admin leans on #Mexico to crack down on illegal #immigration & cartel organizations. #Tariffs on imported goods from Mexico are scheduled to go into effect on Tuesday — the same day the justices are set to consider the guns lawsuit.

    #law #SCOTUS #ClaudiaSheinbaum #GunControl #WeaponsTrafficking #GunTrafficking #GunEpidemic #GunViolence #USpol #geopolitics

  3. The case reverses longstanding complaints by #Trump that Mexican cartels have contributed to rising #violence in the #UnitedStates. Instead, #Mexico argues the majority of #guns found at Mexican #crime scenes come from the US. It seeks some $10 billion in damages from #US #GunManufacturers.

    #law #SCOTUS #ClaudiaSheinbaum #GunControl #WeaponsTrafficking #GunTrafficking #GunEpidemic #GunViolence #USpol #geopolitics