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Of course they did. Running guns into Mexico in order to arm the cartels and keep the country unstable is US oligarch policy, snd this SC's sole purpose is to serve the interests of the oligarchs.
No they sided with them because the lawsuit is like suggesting that Toyota is providing trucks to ISIL. This lawsuit was dumb as fuck and had no chance.
It claims nothing of the sort.
It claims that the sheer magnitude of the transfers means that the gun manufacturers have to have some awareness of which of their distributors are providing guns to the cartels, and that they've systemstically turned a blind eye to them.
Which is not only possible but likely.
But it runs up against the fact that the powers-that-be in the US have a vested interest in the cartels getting as many guns as possible, being as violent as possible, and undermining Mexican stability as much as possible, in order to maintain US hegemony in North America.
Thus the Supreme Court's ruling, because at this point in our history, they don't work for the benefit of the people - they work for the benefit of the wealthy and empoweredl few.
The cartels get the majority of their firearms from straw purchases. No one who buys straw purchased firearms shops at the same dealers in mass quantities.
You mean to tell me that the US government sided with the unethical businesses? Whaaaat /s
They didn't side with anyone. They interpreted the law that says gun manufacturers cannot be sued*, to mean that gun manufacturers cannot be sued.
*Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA)
Not true. They did side with the American gun manufacturers by declaring supplying cartels is a lawful commerce of arms. As a result of that declaration the lawsuit was dismissed under the act.
this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2025
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