Washington D.C. – The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) applauds the Supreme Court’s taking up the case of Smith & Wesson v. Mexico in their first list of cases granted for the new term.
“It is impossible to overstate the importance of this case for the future of the Second Amendment. If Mexico gets what they’re asking for, it will go a long way toward enacting the provisions of the UN’s Small Arms Treaty, including a nationwide ‘assault weapons’ ban,” said Hannah Hill, Vice President of the National Foundation for Gun Rights. “It’s an illegal lawsuit, because Congress passed the PLCAA to protect gun manufacturers from liability for the criminal actions of third parties. Mexico’s lawsuit against Smith & Wesson is an attempt to do just that.”
The National Association for Gun Rights had filed an amicus brief asking the court to take up the case. NAGR will be filing a second amicus brief asking that SCOTUS throw out Mexico’s lawsuit and uphold the protections gun manufacturers have from the criminal actions of third parties.
“The ramifications are unthinkable if Mexico were to win their lawsuit. It would pretty much put gun manufacturers out of business, undermine U.S. sovereignty, and replace it with United Nations-style gun controls bypassing Congress and the Second Amendment in the process,” said Dudley Brown, President of the National Association for Gun Rights.
The National Association for Gun Rights is the nation’s largest “no compromise” pro-gun organization, with 4.5 million members nationwide.
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