Mexico’s amorphous theory of liability is seriously in question after the Smith & Wesson decision. As was true in that case, Mexico’s allegations in the Arizona lawsuit likewise constitute a generalized complaint about how firearms are sold in the US.
Going forward, courts and would-be plaintiffs should heed the Supreme Court’s admonition that “capacious” interpretations of the PLCAA’s exceptions – especially those that “swallow most of the rule” – will not fly.
Chalk one up for the firearm industry. Citgroup, one of the largest corporate banking institutions in the nation, announced it is changing its financial services policies that boxed out members of the firearm and ammunition industry.
Last month, at the NRA Show in Atlanta, we caught up with Burris’s Bruno Beccaria and Jordan Egli to get their perspective on running yet another Beretta-owned brand and how Bruno’s transition from firearms to optics has been going.
The states have led the way thus far. Now, it’s the perfect time for federal legislators to match that leadership and to act and put the firearm retailer-specific Merchant Category Code into the ash heap of history.
What was once a bargain is now considered a risk. Cheap imports are no longer the easy choice while freight costs and tariffs have closed the pricing gap. The quality gap remains.
After the illegal practice was ended under the first Trump administration, banks and special interests privatized the scheme by adopting policies that specifically denied businesses financial services because they make and sell firearms.
Anti-gun governments are willing to take any means necessary – including violating someone’s First Amendment rights – to discourage the exercise of Second Amendment rights.
We’ve gotten word that SCCY’s assets will be auctioned June 24 to 26, 2025 beginning at 11:00 ET in Daytona Beach. In addition to more than 90 precision machines, the auction will include an “incredible amount of Raw material, WIP, Inventory, Office and More!”
Mexico, apparently, views sovereignty as a one-way street. American assistance in fighting narco-terrorism is out of the question, but arguing in the Supreme Court that US gun rights must comport with Mexican “norms” is just fine.
