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08-05-2021, 20:23
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/world/americas/mexico-lawsuit-gun-companies.html
"Legal experts questioned the lawsuit?s ultimate chances, given that U.S. federal law guarantees gun manufacturers a strong shield against being sued by victims of gun violence and their relatives. But some said the lawsuit could lend political support to the strengthening of gun regulations in the United States, which are among the loosest in the hemisphere."
"...gunmakers knowingly facilitate the sale of arms to criminal groups in Mexico by marketing their wares in ways that appeal to drug traffickers..."
"Mexican government officials said they had been closely watching several recent U.S. cases involving gun manufacturers..."
Right after Remington's insurance companies caved to a deal.
"Legal experts questioned the lawsuit?s ultimate chances, given that U.S. federal law guarantees gun manufacturers a strong shield against being sued by victims of gun violence and their relatives. But some said the lawsuit could lend political support to the strengthening of gun regulations in the United States, which are among the loosest in the hemisphere."
"...gunmakers knowingly facilitate the sale of arms to criminal groups in Mexico by marketing their wares in ways that appeal to drug traffickers..."
"Mexican government officials said they had been closely watching several recent U.S. cases involving gun manufacturers..."
Right after Remington's insurance companies caved to a deal.