NRA Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Defending American Gun Manufacturers in Mexico’s Lawsuit - Ammoland.com

 This week, NRA filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos.

The Mexican government sued leading American firearms manufacturers in federal court, alleging that American firearms manufacturers are responsible for violence committed by Mexican drug cartels in Mexico. The Mexican government seeks billions of dollars from these American manufacturers as well as the imposition of various gun control laws, including a ban on “assault rifles,” a ban on firearms capable of holding “large-capacity” magazines, limits on multiple-gun sales, and extensive background checks for firearm sales.

The district court dismissed the lawsuit, but the First Circuit revived it. The manufacturers then filed a petition for certiorari, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case.

NRA filed a brief urging the Court to grant that petition.

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