{"id":710505,"date":"2021-09-02T15:21:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T19:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=710505"},"modified":"2021-09-02T15:21:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T19:21:13","slug":"opinion-the-mexican-lawsuit-against-u-s-gun-companies-should-not-be-ignored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-the-mexican-lawsuit-against-u-s-gun-companies-should-not-be-ignored\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: The Mexican Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Companies Should Not Be Ignored"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fopinion-the-mexican-lawsuit-against-u-s-gun-companies-should-not-be-ignored%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=710505&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-115734438-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Mexican government is suing American gun companies because they say drug cartels are using their guns to carry out illegal acts and wreak havoc throughout the country.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/mexico-sues-major-gun-makers-in-u-s-court-11628108966\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> that this is \u201cthe first time that a foreign country has sued gun manufacturers in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gob.mx\/sre\/prensa\/the-government-of-mexico-sues-us-arms-manufacturers-and-distributors-for-damages?idiom=en\"><span class=\"s1\">release<\/span><\/a>, the Mexican government said the gun manufacturers are aware that the guns they sell are used to carry out illegal acts in Mexico, \u201cincluding in attacks against authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhile aware of the use given to their guns in Mexico, the companies promote their sale to the general public, highlighting their military characteristics, allowing a single buyer to purchase multiple weapons and facilitating sales between individuals, while no background checks are done of the buyer or the origin of the gun itself,\u201d the release said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said that Mexico was filing a civil lawsuit for damages \u201cso that the companies compensate the Government of Mexico for the harm caused by their negligent practices.\u201d He implied the amount would be decided during the trial, but officials have reportedly estimated that the damages sought could be up to $10 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFor decades, the government and its citizens have been victimized by a deadly flood of military-style and other particularly lethal guns that flows from the U.S. across the border,\u201d the lawsuit reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mexico-sues-u-s-gun-companies\"><span class=\"s1\">reads<\/span><\/a>. The flow of weapons is \u201cthe foreseeable result of the defendants\u2019 deliberate actions and business practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">President Joe Biden has previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mexico-sues-u-s-gun-companies\"><span class=\"s1\">voiced<\/span><\/a> his support for people being able to sue gun companies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/biden-wants-end-gun-maker-liability-protections-could-sink-industry-n1263556\">saying<\/a> in April \u201cThis is the only outfit that is exempt from being sued. If I get one thing on my list \u2014 (if) the Lord came down and said, \u2018Joe, you get one of these\u2019 \u2014 give me that one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cMost people don\u2019t realize, the only industry in America, billion-dollar industry, that can\u2019t be sued, exempt from being sued, are gun manufacturers,\u201d Biden added.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Mexican government\u2019s lawsuit should not be ignored, because of the potential longterm implications that could come along with it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While the suit blames gun manufacturers for allegedly being complicit in the illegal actions of the cartel, it also points to its own strict gun laws as a reason to blame the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Gun manufacturers should be held accountable when they illegally assist criminals, but the Mexican government should perhaps reconsider its own strict gun laws as criminals wreak havoc and inflict violence on innocent citizens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Though some say there is little chance the lawsuit will be successful, the reality is that such instances in the future could pass if current gun laws are amended \u2014 something that\u2019s increasingly likely with President Biden in the White House. Without those laws that protect gun makers from being sued by citizens, a covert attack on the Second Amendment could be well underway. Many are pushing for such legislation to be repealed, saying they want to see gun makers eligible for lawsuits.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In 2005, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/bills\/109\/s397\/summary#libraryofcongress\"><span class=\"s1\">Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act<\/span><\/a> (PLCAA)&nbsp;became law. It protects manufacturers and sellers of firearms from having civil liability action brought against them when a firearm is used in a criminal or unlawful way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Regardless of its chances at success, implications for such a lawsuit should not go unnoticed. Even though the United States has laws which currently protect gun manufacturers, a lawsuit like this one could essentially set a precedent where anti-Second Amendment activists begin trying to overturn such established laws and any prior rulings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It might be their right to challenge such laws, but lawsuits like the one the Mexican government is imposing on gun companies in the United States would ultimately undermine the rights provided by the Second Amendment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The implications and potential fallout would do more than infringe on Americans\u2019 Second Amendment rights.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If gun makers can be sued for the wrongful use of the weapons they create, where does this kind of precedent end?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWoke\u201d members of the Left have increasingly shifted the definition of harm. This has been seen through their embrace of phrases like \u201csilence is violence\u201d and \u201cspeech is violence.\u201d The Left has attempted to create a society wherein anything that offends them is considered harmful and hurtful on the same level as something that would physically harm them. If they contend it causes damage to them, the result can be them seeking compensation for those supposed damages.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Such actions could move the courts to rule in these matters and possibly allow for a dangerous precedent to be set.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mexican government is suing American gun companies because they say drug cartels are using their guns to carry out illegal acts and wreak havoc throughout the country.\u00a0The Wall Street &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-710505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=710505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=710505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=710505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=710505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}