The question before the high court is whether this case should be thrown out before trial.
Who is sticking up for the gunmakers as allies at the Supreme Court?
A gun industry Super PAChas spent$630,000 boosting Cruzs campaign so far.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) at the U.S. Capitol on July 31, 2024.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images
It insists that preserving gun profits is essential to safeguarding the Second Amendment.
These guns have become status symbols for cartel members, the lawsuit describes.
The gun industry has relied on PLCAA as a get-out-of-lawsuits-free card.
Mexico argued against the Supreme Court taking up the case before trial.
The gun industry has no shortage of allies in Congress.
Crafted this spring, the brief insists that Mexicos Lawsuit Disrespects the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Law.
The brief even appears to make the argument that the Second Amendment itself protects gunmakers from liability.
