Columbus, OH – On Wednesday, The Buckeye Institute, joined by Mountain States Legal Foundation, filed an amicus brief in Smith & Wesson v. Mexico, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and tell officials in Mexico that it cannot shift the blame for its failure to control drug cartel crime in its country onto American companies. 

“When Congress passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, it was clear Congress intended to protect the Second Amendment,” said David C. Tryon, director of litigation at The Buckeye Institute. “This case is an attempt by Mexico to blame American companies for its failure to control crime in Mexico. That is exactly the type of thing Congress sought to protect against.”

In their brief, The Buckeye Institute and Mountain States Legal Foundation argue that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit erred when it overturned the district court’s dismissal of the case. Buckeye and Mountain States urge the U.S. Supreme Court to grant Smith & Wesson’s petition and reverse the First Circuit’s decision that allowed a foreign government to undermine the rights of law-abiding Americans.

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