New York will try to make it a crime to print a gun at home.
Lawmakers are responding to a surge in gun crimes committed with untraceable firearms, known as ghost guns, increasingly being created using a 3D printer.
“Technology has made it possible for anyone with a few hundred dollars to create dangerous weapons and firearms in the comfort of their own home. The ease at which people can create guns and gun parts poses a direct threat to the safety of our communities, which is why we are taking action to close these loopholes and strengthen the penalties on the books,” said District Attorney Bragg.
An Upper West Side crime spree against Asian victims ended in court this week as a suspect was arraigned on hate crime charges.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will be hosting a “no questions asked” gun buyback program in Harlem next week in an effort to make the streets safer before summer arrives, his office announced.
The driver who led police on a violent car chase through Midtown in April was indicted on a slew of charges, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said on Thursday.
