At Supreme Court, Mexico to offer culprit for cartel violence: Gunmakers

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Gunmakers asked the justices to hear the case, Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, No. 23-1141.
42% : "It is far easier and far more efficient to stop the crime gun pipeline at its source and to turn off the spigot," said Jonathan Lowy, president of Global Action on Gun Violence and a longtime litigator against the gun industry who has worked on the case on behalf of Mexico.
38% : Enter Email Sign Up Trump has cited drug trafficking from Mexico as one of the factors driving the decision to impose tariffs.
31% : But at a time when Trump has targeted the country, it has offered a forum for Mexico to publicize its countercase that US gun manufacturers share the blame for cartel violence.
24% : When Trump announced he would delay tariffs against Mexico in February, both nations had agreed to address their respective concerns: Mexican authorities promised to work to stem the flow of drugs across the border while US authorities would try to combat gun trafficking.
22% : The case reverses longstanding complaints by President Trump that Mexican cartels have contributed to rising violence in the United States.

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