“ The Supreme Court should reject that dangerous invitation to shut the courthouse door on victims of gun violence.” The Mexican government argues that between 70% and 90% of guns recovered at crime scenes in its country are made in the United States.... An exception permits those suits when there’s a close connection between the harm – in this case, the use of guns in Mexico – and the companies’ actions.“ Mexico has extinguished its constitutional arms right, ” the NRA told the Supreme Court i

BOSTON( Reuters)-Major U.S. gun manufacturers on Tuesday are slated to urge a federal judge in Boston to dismiss a lawsuit by the Mexican government accusing them of facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels, leading to thousands of deaths in Mexico. Lawyers for gun makers including Smith Wesson and Sturm, Ruger Co are expected during a virtual hearing to ask U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor to toss a novel lawsuit Mexico filed in August seeking$ 10 billion from them. Mexico ac

District Court for the District of Massachusetts this week arguing that gunmakers are not shielded

Remington Arms Co on Tuesday offered to pay nearly$ 33-million to nine families to settle lawsuits claiming that its marketing of firearms contributed to the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, where 26 people died. The proposed settlements would provide$ 3.66-million to relatives of each victim, subject to approval by a federal judge overseeing Remington’s bankruptcy case in Alabama.A representative for the families had no immediate comment. Twenty students and six adults were kil

MEXICO CITY( Reuters)-At least 12 suspected criminals were killed on a highway near Hermosillo in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, a state official said Sunday, in what authorities called a foiled attempt to rescue the son of a cartel hitman. Another seven escaped and some are probably wounded, the Sonora's state attorney's office said in a statement.... StarPicks ENERGISING MALAYSIAN HOCKEY This comes as the Mexican government prepares for a long-delayed court hearing on Feb.... 22 over

Being in the public eye, it’s not the first time that Mr Smith has been on the receiving end of a targeted social media campaign against him.... I make podcasts and video games for a living ”.... And then I thought about what personal stuff someone must be going through to do something like that, ” the senator told the Post, before adding, “ I just hope he’s okay ”....

A French Holocaust survivor has denounced anti-vaccination protesters comparing themselves to Jews who were persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II.... French officials and anti-racism groups joined the 94-year-old in expressing indignation.As more than 100, 000 people marched around France against government vaccine rules on Saturday, some demonstrators wore yellow stars recalling the ones the Nazis forced Jews to wear.... Other demonstrators carried signs evoking the Auschwitz death c

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo stops to view a makeshift memorial for rail yard shooting victims outside City Hall, May 27, 2021.... So, what’s the response of the San Jose City Council?... It’s to tax and regulate its citizens just for exercising their constitutionally guaranteed right."" Crime is on the rise....

Frank Carroll would require companies doing business with the state or local governments to certify they won’t refuse to work with firearms-related companies. Carroll and other GOP supporters said some banks are refusing to do business with firms involved with the firearms industry.... Quang Nguyen asked a lobbyist for the banking industry during a Wednesday House Judiciary Committee hearing.... " This is a political issue in which banks and other businesses are innocent bystanders, frankly, i

Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., is now the 30th Democratic incumbent to announce a decision not to seek reelection to the House.... Kathleen Rice speaks during a press conference, Nov.... Senate Republicans, meanwhile, are having ongoing trouble attracting top-tier recruits to targeted races....