Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has revealed that if the Trump administration designates the cartel as a terrorist, her country will expand lawsuits against US gunmen.
Guardian Quote Sinbaum says, “If we declare these criminal groups terrorists, we must expand our U.S. lawsuits.”
Part of the expansion of the lawsuit has stated that “the shooter could be suspected of having a terrorist group.”
Sinbaum said, “The lawyers are watching that, but they may be co-accuses.”
On August 4, 2021, Breitbart News said that the Mexican government sued six US gun manufacturers and one Boston-area wholesaler, causing cartels and criminal elements to occur due to “illegal human trafficking” of firearms. reportedly claiming “major damage.”
The Mexican government lawsuit opened on a trafficking claim, giving names to six manufacturers and wholesalers.
The sovereign state plaintiff Estados Unidos Mexico (the “government”) has made the great damage caused by the defendant by actively promoting illegal trafficking of guns to drug cartels and other criminals in Mexico. This will lead to taking this measure. Almost all guns recovered at crime scenes in Mexico (70% to 90% of them) have been trafficked from the United States. Colt, Glock, Ruger. Another manufacturer's defendant is Barrett, whose .50 caliber sniper rifle is a weapon of war praised by drug cartels. The remaining defendants – Interstate weapons – is a wholesaler in the Boston area, with all but one of the defendant manufacturers selling guns to resell to gun dealers all over the United States.
On August 7, 2024, US District Judge Dennis Saylor dismissed most of the lawsuits Mexico brought against American gun manufacturers and wholesalers. However, certain aspects of the lawsuit are ongoing and it is those aspects that the Mexican government adds additional claims.
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