Mexico's lawsuit against Arizona gun dealers can proceed, US judge rules

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A U.S. judge on Monday ruled that the Mexican government could move forward with a lawsuit accusing five Arizona gun dealers of participating in the trafficking of weapons and ammunition to drug cartels across the U.S.-Mexico border.

U.S. District Judge Rosemary Marquez in Tucson rejected arguments that a U.S. law that provides the firearms industry broad protection from lawsuits over their products' misuse precluded Mexico's claims against the gun dealers.

Those dealers - Diamondback Shooting Sports Inc, SnG Tactical LLC, Loan Prairie LLC, Ammo A-Z LLC, and Sprague's Sports Inc - argued the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) shielded them from the lawsuit Mexico filed in 2022.

Marquez said Mexico makes plausible claims that are exempt from PLCAA protection, including that the five companies violated various U.S. firearm-related laws, causing harm to the foreign nation.

Rosemary Márquez appointed by Barack Hussein Obama.

https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/worl...ealers-can-proceed-us-judge-rules/ar-BB1kwCDP

 

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Sprague’s huh?

IIRC back in the 90’s it was rumored that they would sell stuff to non-citizens that was illegal in their “homeland”, then call and report them before they made it back across the border.

It was supposedly quite a lucrative deal for them because they’d collect the cash, then later get the evidence back and put it back out on the shelf…

Note that it was a rumor, but the family had a bit of clout back then, especially with George being a reserve captain with the SO (as well as the dept armorer etc, etc)….