Gun manufacturers in the United States are urging the Supreme Court to consider hearing an appeal in a lawsuit filed by Mexico. The lawsuit, which targets major gun makers, alleges that they are responsible for fueling violence in Mexico through the illegal trafficking of firearms across the border.
The appeal comes after a federal appeals court allowed the lawsuit to proceed, rejecting the gun manufacturers' argument that they cannot be held liable for the actions of third parties who illegally obtain their products. The manufacturers are seeking the Supreme Court's intervention to review the decision and potentially overturn it.
