The Biden administration did something unprecedented in American legal history - it allowed a foreign government to bring lawsuit against American firearms manufacturers in an effort to bankrupt them. Pres. Biden made his disdain for firearms manufacture and ownership clear from the time he hit the campaign trail during his first run.
But he was frustrated by his administration’s inability to pass his desired gun control initiatives, particularly an “assault weapon” ban, legislation that would have had the effect of banning hundreds of semi automatic rifles and handguns, including an entire class of semi automatic firearms - something the United States Supreme Court had already declared unconstitutional in its historic Heller vs DC decision.
Then an opportunity presented itself: Mexico was looking for a scapegoat for its inability to bring violence fueled by the drug cartels that call Mexico home under control. The Biden administration saw the opportunity to bankrupt firearm manufacturers rather than wasting political capital trying to merely ban specific weapon types. Allowing Mexico access to the US justice system would make the success off a lawsuit more likely by prejudicing the proceedings: a sovereign country with epidemic violence that also happens to be our next door neighbor and one of our biggest trading partners. Such an opportunity hadn’t presented itself since Connecticut permitted the lawsuit that bankrupted Remington and Bushmaster to proceed.
He jumped at the opportunity.
Pres.Elect Trump, Mexico has no standing or business bringing suit against American firearms manufacturers in US courts. After assuming office again, you need to instruct your DoJ to shut down this lawsuit.
