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Alleged Lower East Side gang members indicted for multiple shootings over two-year period amid war with rivals 
“This indictment alleges a coordinated pattern of violence spanning several months, during which the defendants repeatedly armed themselves and targeted rivals in residential areas, putting countless New Yorkers at risk,” District Attorney Bragg said. “As we further allege, the defendants used social media to provoke rivals, glorify gun violence and escalate tensions, fueling a dangerous cycle of retaliation.”
New York lawmakers want 3D-printer companies to block the creation of ‘ghost guns’
At a press event on Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said two 3D-printing companies had voluntarily agreed to adopt technology that would block the creation of guns using their printers; another digital design company agreed to remove some firearm CAD files (the printing blueprints) from their services, Bragg said. Lawmakers have proposed legislation that would make it illegal to sell or possess gun CAD files without a license and would require 3D-printer companies to block the printing of firearms. Related restrictions have been proposed or are law in states like Colorado, New Jersey, and Washington.
Former DOB supervisor indicted on bribery, conspiracy charges
A former supervisor for the Department of Buildings and a trio of developers are facing charges over an alleged bribery scheme.
MANHATTAN DA PUSHES FOR TOUGHER PENALTIES TO FIGHT GHOST GUNS IN NEW YORK CITY
Ghost guns have been an ongoing safety concern in New York City. The untraceable firearms, often made at home or with 3D printers, can bypass background checks and lack serial numbers.
Manhattan DA pushes state lawmakers for tougher 3D-printed gun laws
Describing an evolving public safety threat, Bragg explained, “We’ve moved from the iron pipeline to really the kitchen table pipeline.”
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg warns New York ‘behind the curve’ in efforts to stop ghost guns from being produced and used in crime
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg made it clear in an exclusive interview with amNewYork on Tuesday: Albany must step up to help the city stop the proliferation of “ghost guns.”
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