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Members of the Supreme Court will decide whether a lawsuit filed by the government of Mexico against firearm manufacturers in the United States should be able to advance.

Mexican authorities filed a lawsuit three years ago against Smith and Wesson, Beretta, Glock, and other firearm makers, alleging that they should be liable for violence in the country at the hands of cartels. One of the most recent cases added to the Supreme Court docket to be considered in their new term was the dispute between Mexico and the gun manufacturers.

Hannah Hill, the vice president of the National Foundation for Gun Rights, lauded the move and said that the case was incredibly important for the future of the Second Amendment.

She contended that if Mexico receives “what they’re asking for,” such a decision would assist with the enactment of the United Nations Small Arms Treaty, which seeks to assemble a registry of firearms and munitions in each nation which is party to the agreement.

Hill also asserted that the case was over an “illegal lawsuit” because federal lawmakers have already passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, a statute which safeguards firearm manufacturers and dealers from liability when crimes are committed with their products.

Dudley Brown, the president of the National Association for Gun Rights, likewise said that the “ramifications are unthinkable if Mexico were to win their lawsuit,” expressing concern over the loss of American sovereignty and the advance of gun control from the United Nations.

The amicus brief previously filed by the National Association for Gun Rights about the case observed that Mexico has failed to address “public corruption” in their nation, as well as “cartels and organized crime,” enabling the trafficking of firearms into the country. Mexico is a signatory of the United Nations Small Arms Treaty and has largely banned firearms among civilians.

“Rather than addressing the root causes of this violence at home, Mexico seeks to cast blame elsewhere,” the amicus brief from the organization said. “Mexico brought this action seeking to hold American arms manufacturers accountable for its own domestic policy failures.”