SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, has asked the United States Supreme Court to dismiss Mexico's lawsuit against American firearms manufacturers.
The court case, Mexico v. Smith and Wesson Brands Inc., was originally rejected by a Massachusetts District Court, but the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston overturned the ruling.
The suit alleges that American gun makers and wholesalers are responsible for criminal gun trafficking through the southern border, which affects the health and safety of people in Mexico.
Issa says the case disregards American sovereignty and violates the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Pact.
"The case dismisses the clear reading of our sacred Second Amendment and blaming American private business for the crime and lawlessness we are seeing on both sides of Biden's open borders," Issa said.
Other Republican lawmakers, including U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, support Issa's motion to have the Supreme Court dismiss the case.