Baltimore City may be gearing up for a lawsuit against gun manufacturers.

At a City Council hearing Tuesday, Baltimore City Solicitor Andre Davis said that the decision to move forward with the suit would depend on a case being looked at by the Supreme Court.

Earlier this month, the court said that a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people.

The justices rejected an appeal from Remington Arms, which argued it should be shielded by a 2005 federal law preventing most lawsuits against firearms manufacturers when their products are used in crimes.

The case is being watched by gun control advocates, gun rights supporters and gun manufacturers across the country because it has the potential to provide a roadmap for victims of other mass shootings to circumvent the federal law and sue the makers of firearms.