US Supreme Court hears gun companies' bid to avoid Mexico's lawsuit

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : The 1st Circuit ruled that Mexico had plausibly alleged that the gun companies had aided and abetted violations of federal laws prohibiting the sale and export of guns without a license, and sales to straw purchasers - placing their alleged conduct beyond the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.
44% : At issue is whether Mexico's suit should be dismissed under a 2005 federal law called the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act that broadly shields gun companies from liability for crimes committed with their products - or whether the alleged conduct of the companies falls outside these protections, as the lower court found.

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