On December 3, 2024, Tennessee Firearms Association and Tennessee Firearms Foundation joined Gun Owners of America, Inc., and several others in an amicus brief that was filed in the United States Supreme Court in the appeal by Smith and Wesson in a case filed by the country of Mexico against Smith and Wesson.
The appeal arises in a civil action where the country of Mexico filed suit in Massachusetts against seven manufacturers of firearms and one company that distributes firearms from manufacturers to FFLs that in turn sell firearms to consumers across the nation. The district court applied the provisions of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to reject Mexico’s claims. Mexico appealed to the First Circuit and claimed that these manufacturers and the distributor “aided and abetted” crimes that were committed by Mexican drug cartels but somehow aiding the trafficking of firearms to these cartels. The First Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Mexico and reversed the trial court. Smith and Wesson, and others, appealed.
The amicus brief opposes the decision of the First Circuit Court of Appeals and asks the Supreme Court to dismiss Mexico’s lawsuit.
Tennessee Firearms Association and the Tennessee Firearms Foundation (a 501(c)(3) recognized charity organization) have increasingly engaged to protect the rights of Tennesseans, as protected by the Second Amendment, from government infringements and abuses such as reflected in the First Circuit’s opinion and the attempts by Mexico (probably in cooperation with gun control advocates in the United States) to destroy the Second Amendment Supply Chain
If you are interested in helping fight these clearly illegal and unconstitutional acts by Memphis, you can do so by:
- joining TFA as a member (or renewing your membership) if you are not already a member. This would be particularly important if you live in or travel to Memphis and you would want to be considered as a representative plaintiff.
- if you are already a member of TFA, you can support this effort with a financial contribution that would help fund the litigation efforts.
- You can also make a tax deductible donation to the Tennessee Firearms Foundation (a 501c3 charity) which has increasingly engaged in or supported public interest litigation on matters such as this.