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February 2, 2022

Major Coalition of States, Cities and Advocacy Groups Backs Mexican Effort to Sue U.S. Gunmakers
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Attorneys general from a dozen states and the District of Columbia have
joined with over 25 district attorneys across the country, as well as
gun violence prevention groups, in support of the Mexican government's
historic lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers. The suit was first
filed last August, seeking to hold 10 U.S.-based firearms companies
accountable for Mexico's epidemic of gun violence. This is the first
time U.S. gunmakers have been sued by a foreign government. In response
to the growing support, Alejandro Celorio Alcántara, principal legal
adviser for Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a statement,
"We are confirming that the missing link in this whole equation of
illicit trafficking is the gun companies. And I think that's recognized
on both sides of the border."


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