Supreme Court throws out Mexico's suit against U.S. gun makers in a unanimous decision

The justices unanimously ruled that federal law shields gun makers from nearly all liability.

Mexico has a severe problem with gun violence, which originates north of the border, the Supreme Court acknowledged.

WASHINGTON — Mexico has a severe problem with gun violence, which originates north of the border, the Supreme Court acknowledged Thursday.

“The country has only a single gun store, and issues fewer than 50 gun permits each year. But gun traffickers can purchase firearms in the United States—often in illegal transactions—and deliver them to drug cartels in Mexico,” the court said. These weapons are used to “commit serious crimes — drug dealing, kidnapping, murder, and others.”

Nonetheless, the justices in an unanimous decision threw out Mexico’s lawsuit against the U.S. gun i