The Mexican government on Monday urged a U.S. appeals court to revive a $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels across the U.S.-Mexico border.
That law, the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act , provides the firearms industry broad protection from lawsuits over their products' misuse.
Steve Shadowen, a lawyer for Mexico, said allowing its case to proceed in U.S. courts would enable Mexico to not only seek damages but also a court order aimed at combating the 20,000 deaths a year he blamed on the companies' actions. Mexico says over 500,000 guns are trafficked annually from the United States into Mexico, of which more than 68% are made by the companies it sued, which also include Beretta USA, Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Colt's Manufacturing Co and Glock Inc.
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