Mexico explores lawsuits against U.S. gun makers to stem flow of illegal arms: "The Mexican government alleges that widespread killing is being fuelled by a flood of U.S.-made weapons south of the border, and they have retained a high-powered American law firm to explore holding gun manufacturers accountable.
Sources told CBS News that Mexico's frustration with U.S. efforts to stop the flow of weapons 'has pushed them into this novel approach'. The U.S. law firm is reportedly looking at civil charges, including civil RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations)."
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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