Court Seems Disposed to Rule for S&W and Against Mexico
By Stephen P. Halbrook
The Volokh Conspiracy
March 9, 2025
The March 4 oral argument in Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos appeared to go very well for S&W and not well for Mexico. Mexico’s lawsuit seeks to hold America’s federally-licensed firearm industry responsible for the cartel violence that plagues Mexico and to prohibit the industry from doing ordinary business in compliance with the federal Gun Control Act.
“Court Seems Disposed to Rule for S&W and Against Mexico,” The Volokh Conspiracy, March 9, 2025.