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Mexico sues U.S.-based gunmakers over flow of arms across border

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August 4, 2021 at 4:19 p.m. EDT
Ashley Salazar and Leta Cuellar, relatives of Jordan and Andre Anchondo, victims of the Aug. 3, 2019, Walmart shooting in El Paso, visit a memorial in El Paso’s Ponder Park on the second anniversary of the attack. (Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters)

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government sued several major U.S.-based gun manufacturers Wednesday, alleging that lax controls contribute to the illegal flow of weapons over the border.

The unusual suit — filed in U.S. federal court in Boston — seeks unspecified financial compensation from the companies but does not target the U.S. government.