Mexico continues to place blame on everything and everyone else for the drug cartel violence that the country is infamously known for, including bringing a lawsuit against gun manufacturers in the United States.

However, according to the New York Post, the U.S. Supreme Court grilled Mexican lawyers over the case and whether they should even be allowed to bring such a lawsuit against United States companies for what many believe is the most asinine justification ever. 

In 2021, Mexico announced the attempt to sue the gun manufacturers for their partial responsibility in arming the Mexican drug cartels.

Mexico claims that its the fault of the manufacturers for the number of firearms that flow, illegally, into Mexico that ultimately end up in the hands of cartel members.

What's going on?

Noel Francisco, the lawyer representing firearm manufacturer Smith & Wesson Brands, argued the stupidity of the case in front of the high court.

"No case in history supports that theory," he told the Supreme Court justices earlier this week.

He added, "Indeed, if Mexico is right, then every law enforcement organization in America has missed the largest criminal conspiracy in history operating right under their nose, and Budweiser is liable for every accident caused by underage drinkers."

The Post noted:

The high court does not have to grapple with the question of whether US gun manufacturers are liable for Mexico’s complaints, only whether a lower court ruling was correct in allowing Smith & Wesson v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos to proceed on its merits.

A decision is expected by the Supreme Court in June, according to court watchers.

At the center of the issue on both sides, but for different reasons, is the US Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which protects gun manufacturers from such liabilities.

Mexico is stretching

Mexican lawyers attempted to argue that some gun manufacturers purposely "lure" Mexican gun buyers by using certain imagery in their ads.

The Post noted:

Mexico says some US gun manufacturers unfairly lure Mexican buyers with items such as pistol with an image of the country’s revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata — and peddle the firearms through straw men who then funnel them to cartels.

All of the high court's justices questioned the Mexican lawyers on the issue, and most of the conservative justices simply weren't buying what the Mexican attorneys were selling.

Hopefully, the high court makes the right choice and drops this nonsensical lawsuit that has virtually nothing to do with American gunmakers.