U.S. judge dismisses Mexico's $10 billion lawsuit against gun makers
September 30, 2022 at 05:50 pm EDT
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(Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday dismissed Mexico's $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the trafficking of a deadly flood of weapons across the U.S.-Mexico border to drug cartels.
U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston said all of Mexico's claims against Smith & Wesson Brands Inc, Sturm, Ruger & Co and other defendants are barred by federal law or fail for other reasons.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Chris Reese)
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. is a manufacturer of firearms products. The Company manufactures a range of handguns (including revolvers and pistols), long guns (including modern sporting rifles), handcuffs, firearm suppressors, and other firearm-related products for sale to a wide variety of customers, including firearm enthusiasts, collectors, hunters, sportsmen, competitive shooters, individuals desiring home and personal protection, law enforcement and security agencies and officers, and military agencies in the United States and throughout the world. The Company sells its products under the Smith & Wesson, M&P, and Gemtech brands. The Company manufactures its products at its facilities in Springfield, Massachusetts; Houlton, Maine; and Deep River, Connecticut. The Company also provides manufacturing services, including forging, heat treating, rapid prototyping, tooling, finishing, plating, machining, and custom plastic injection molding.