Commentary: The unlawful trafficking of guns has severe consequences on both sides of the border
On Aug. 4, the government of Mexico filed an unprecedented lawsuit in a federal court in Boston against companies that produce and distribute weapons in the United States. This lawsuit maintains that those companies’ negligent and illicit commercial practices facilitate the illegal trafficking of arms to Mexico, generating enormous human and material damage.
To understand why the Mexican government took this bold action, we have to dig deep into the devastating consequences of those illicit commercial practices on our communities.
Every year, at least half a million guns
