The U.S. Supreme Court was set on Tuesday to hear a bid by two American gun companies to throw out the Mexican government's lawsuit accusing them of aiding illegal firearms trafficking to drug cartels and fueling gun violence in the southern neighbor of the United States.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top U.S. firearm manufacturers, alleging their business practices have fueled cartel gun violence there.

Do U.S. arms manufacturers bear responsibility for the guns fueling cartel violence in Mexico? Mexico is arguing that case before the Supreme Court.