EPISODE · Mar 1, 2022 · 18 MIN
Mexico's lawsuit against American guns
from Headlines From The Times · host Jean Guerrero, Alejandro Celorio Alcántara, Gustavo Arellano, Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin, Kasia Broussalian, Melissa Kaplan, Ashlea Brown, Angel Carreras, Mario Diaz, Kinsee Morlan, Jazmín Aguilera, Shani O. Hilton
Gun violence has killed more than 100,000 people in Mexico over the last decade. Yet most of the guns involved are illegal, smuggled into the country from the U.S. Now, the Mexican government has had enough.Today, we talk about a federal lawsuit filed by Mexico against American gun manufacturers that seeks to reduce the bloodshed.More reading:Column: Don’t shield U.S. gun makers from liability for Mexico’s gun violenceThere is only one gun store in all of Mexico. So why is gun violence soaring?Op-Ed: For Mexico, taking a stand against gun trafficking is a moral imperative
What this episode covers
The vast majority of weapons connected to Mexico's gun violence are American-made. Officials think a lawsuit against firearms manufacturers can stop that
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Mexico's lawsuit against American guns
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