U.S. Agents Are Seizing More Guns Headed to Mexico
By Alain Stephens, March 7, 2024 The Trace United States border agents are cracking down on gun trafficking across the southern border as part of a broader bilateral effort against…
Mexico’s $10b lawsuit against US gun makers given new life
TRT World, February 29, 2024 by Shabina S. Khatri Despite strict gun laws, thousands of people in Mexico are killed by illegally trafficked weapons each year. American companies are responsible…
Mexico is suing US gun-makers for arming its gangs − and a US court could award billions in damages
Timothy D. Lytton, The Conversation February 16, 2024 The government of Mexico is suing U.S. gun-makers for their role in facilitating cross-border gun trafficking that has supercharged violent crime in Mexico. The lawsuit seeks US$10…
How US Guns Help Fuel the Migration Crisis at the Border
by John Lindsay-Poland, Inkstick February 1, 2024 In recent years, the sharp uptick in the number of migrants arriving at the United States-Mexico border has spurred draconian measures to stop them…
Can the Government of Mexico Bring the U.S. Gun Industry to Book?
The New Yorker, January 31, 2024 John Cassidy A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit from the Mexican government against American firearms manufacturers can move forward. Now the…
US appeals court revives Mexico’s $10 bln lawsuit against gun makers
By Nate Raymond, Reuters January 22, 2024 BOSTON - A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived a $10 billion lawsuit by Mexico seeking to hold American gun manufacturers responsible for…
Could International Pressure Ultimately Strengthen U.S. Gun Laws?
The Trace, January 16, 2024 Chip Brownlee A new organization that’s representing Mexico in a lawsuit against American gun manufacturers and dealers hopes to accomplish just that. American gun politics…
10 Priorities for Peace and Justice in Mexico and the United States
Read the full binational platform of the People’s Movement for Peace and Justice. 01. Binational Mechanism for effective control of gun sales in the US and to advance data sharing, transparency…
How a factory city in Wisconsin fed military-grade weapons to a Mexican cartel
A single sniper rifle led investigators to a syndicate deep in the United States that armed Mexico’s fentanyl-trafficking Jalisco New Generation Cartel. By Sarah Kinosian A Reuters Special Report December 9,…
Key Legislation – ARMAS Act – Introduced in Congress
CASTRO, TORRES, GOLDMAN, CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK LEAD INTRODUCTION OF AMERICAS REGIONAL MONITORING OF ARMS SALES (ARMAS) ACT TO CURB U.S. FIREARMS TRAFFICKING TO LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Congressman Castro announced the introduction…