The Supreme Court dismissed Mexico's attack on Smith & Wesson and other gunmakers, ruling they cannot be blamed for cartel violence.

From Justice Kagan's unanimous (and, I think, correct) opinion today in Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos:. The Government of Mexico brought this lawsuit against seven ...

Nonetheless, the justices in an unanimous decision threw out Mexico’s lawsuit against the U.S. gun industry, ruling that federal law shields gun makers from nearly all liability.