Mexico says its claims against firearms manufacturers have nothing to do with the Second Amendment, but rather stopping the flow of illegal weapons fueling cartel violence.

A majority of the justices seemed to question Mexico’s claim that it could prove a direct chain linking arms manufacturers to drug cartel violence.

The lower appellate court ruled that Mexico had “plausibly” claimed that the manufacturers did aid and abet the illegal trafficking of guns “by passing along guns knowing that the purchasers include unlawful buyers, and making design and marketing decisions targeted towards those exact individuals.”

The United States and Mexico have long been entangled in a complex web of issues, with President Donald Trump often pointing fingers at Mexico for sending

The dispute focuses on whether Mexico can hold U.S. manufacturers liable for gun violence and comes amid rising tensions between the countries.