Revisiting Mexico’s lawsuit against US gun trafficking

The Mexican authorities has filed a lawsuit to attempt to cease the stream of arms from the USA.

A Mexican soldier holds up a gun subsequent to different weapons seized from alleged drug traffickers or handed in by residents earlier than they're destroyed at a army zone in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico. [Henry Romero/Reuters]

In Mexico, weapons from the USA are a truth of life. The Mexican authorities estimates almost 70% of weapons trafficked into the nation come from its northern neighbour. In the meantime, a patchwork of weak gun legal guidelines within the US, the place gun trafficking is just not a federal crime, impacts Mexico. The Mexican authorities is taking an uncommon tack to attempt to cease the stream of arms: they've filed a lawsuit. With no signal of the cartel violence slowing, can a lawsuit stem the stream of weapons to Mexico?

On this episode: 

John Holman, Al Jazeera correspondent (@johnholman100)

Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Heart for American Progress (@eugenioweigend)

This episode was up to date by Ney Alvarez. The unique manufacturing workforce was Alexandra Locke, Ney Alvarez, Negin Owliaei, Dina Kesbeh, Amy Walters, Priyanka Tilve, Tom Fenton, Stacey Samuel, and Malika Bilal. Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. 

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