Gov. Hochul proposes new laws targeting 3D-printed guns
The new proposal would regulate 3D printers to include software that blocks the production of guns or gun parts.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to eliminate 3D-printed ghost guns across the state.
The new proposal would regulate 3D printers to include software that blocks the production of guns or gun parts.
It would make it illegal to sell or distribute instructions for 3D-printed guns. And it would require gun manufacturers to design weapons so they can’t be converted into machine guns.
“It's an emerging threat. It's getting worse,” Hochul said. “And if we don't do something now, it's going to undo all of our progress. Because we're getting the guns off the streets we can find, but that’s almost impossible with them being made in your kitchen.”
Gun owners say these new rules would only affect law-abiding citizens.
“If you build a lock, somebody is going to figure out how to open it,” said Andrew Chernoff, owner of Coliseum Gun Traders. “You can change a gun around… but once it's sold or once it's out in the marketplace, or once it's out in the public's hands, somebody is going to figure out how to make it do what they want it to do.”
Hochul says in 2025, shootings statewide fell to their lowest levels on record. She also says she’s invested more than $1 billion in gun violence prevention initiatives.
