Mexico wants to hold U.S. gun manufacturers responsible for the violence committed with their weapons. But, so far, proving culpability in court has been a challenge.
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's government filed a lawsuit against five Arizona gun dealers on Monday accusing them of participating in illicit weapons trafficking, a Mexican official told Reuters, in an ongoing push to hold retailers responsible for the deadly trade. Mexican leaders have for years blasted illegal arms smuggling from the United States, with military-style guns often turning up at deadly crime scenes in the country. The new lawsuit follows the dismissal by a federal judge in late September of a historic $10 billion lawsuit filed by Mexico against U.S. gun manufacturers seeking to hold them responsible for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels.
The Mexican government was dealt a legal blow in its quest to hold U.S. gun manufacturers responsible for marketing and selling weapons favored by organized crime.