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Thomas Graham in Mexico City

Arizona court rules Mexico can proceed with lawsuit against five US gun dealers

A sign indicates Nagel's Gun Shop,
A sign indicates Nagel's Gun Shop, in San Antonion, Texas, near the 2,000 miles long U.S.-Mexico border. Photograph: Gilles Mingasson/Getty Images

A trial court in Arizona has ruled that the Mexican government may proceed in its trailblazing lawsuit against five US gun dealers, who stand accused of facilitating gun trafficking across the border into Mexico.

Mexico argues that the companies’ marketing campaigns and distribution practices mean that they are legally responsible for the bloodshed that their guns contribute to.

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