A hearing on a lawsuit against an American weapon manufacturer in Mexico will be held on April 12.

Now is the date of the preliminary hearing, and the Mexican government will file a verbal claim against an arms company in the US state of Massachusetts that is suing for careless trade practices.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) reported on Tuesday afternoon a statement that will actually be released on April 12 next year.

At the hearing, the judge heard the parties' positions on the claims, replies and defences set out in the preliminary statement of disclaimer, reply and claim, as well as seven briefings by friends in court, and decided whether the trial could proceed to the next stage.

It is worth mentioning that the deadline for the armory of the aftershock that the Mexican Ministry of Defense is accused of killing thousands of people in Mexico on March 14 has been extended.

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On August 4, 2021, the Mexican government filed a lawsuit in the Massachusetts District Court against the top 10 arms manufacturers, claiming they had committed negligent acts and knew their products were illegally trafficked and supplied by criminal groups.

The lawsuit was filed against manufacturers such as Smith and Wesson, Century Arms, Colt Manufacturing, Glock, Luger, and Barrett, while 0.50 caliber sniper rifles were weapons of war used by drug cartels.

On 22 December, the United Nations Security Council approved the resolution on arms trafficking submitted by Mexico, which condemned the distribution of arms to non-State actors, leading to their supply, and reaffirmed the threat posed by small arms and light weapons to international peace and security.

With this in mind, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrad was named “Person of the Year” in “Gun Control 2021” on January 14.