A judge in Boston, United States, dismissed part of Mexico’s demand against American arms companies. Mexico accused manufacturers of facilitating arms trafficking across the border with drug cartels. The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it is taking note of the situation, as it is a litigation strategy.
“The Government of Mexico takes note of the decision of the federal judge in Boston on Wednesday regarding the lawsuit filed by our country,” the agency reported.
Through social networks, the SRE emphasized that Mexico’s lawsuit in Boston continues against companies “Smith and Wesson” and “Interstate Arms,” so the judge’s decision does not affect the lawsuit against these two companies, nor does it absolve the other six companies accused of liability.
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“The actions against these six companies continue. Mexico is considering, among other actions, whether to file an appeal or file a lawsuit in other U.S. courts,” the SRE stated.
The judge who dismissed the lawsuit was Dennis Saylor of Boston. He dismissed Mexico’s lawsuits against six of the eight companies reported in 2021, alleging that they lacked jurisdiction.
Saylor also noted that none of the six companies had established a presence in Massachusetts, and therefore none had demonstrably sold firearms specifically for the state.
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Mexico argued that statistically, it was probable that some of the firearms sold in Massachusetts were illegally brought into Mexico, but the U.S. judge said that the country lacked sufficient evidence to support this claim.
The companies whose lawsuits were dismissed by the judge were Barret Firearms Manufacturing, Colt’s Manufacturing Company, Centurya International Arms, and Beretta USA.