20 State Attorneys General Oppose Mexican Lawsuit Against Gun Industry

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is leading a coalition of 20 states’ attorneys general to defend the Second Amendment and the U.S. firearms industry against a lawsuit by the Mexican government that seeks to hold the gunmakers liable for gun crime south of the U.S. border.
The Mexican government is seeking $10 billion filed in a civil lawsuit against several major U.S. firearms manufacturers, saying these companies are responsible for the violence in their country.
In an amicus brief filed on May 19 (pdf), Knudsen said the AGs seek to protect the law-abiding firearms manufacturers within their borders and to uphold the rights of their citizens to keep and bear arms….}