Committee backs state proposals restricting ghost guns and certain 3D-printer files
County legislators discussed and supported state-level measures to make pistols harder to replicate at home, require 3D printers sold in New York to block firearm-production files and prohibit distribution of digital gun-design files, while acknowledging enforcement limits for out-of-state sales.
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Legislators discussed proposals aimed at preventing the home manufacture and distribution of unserialized firearms, often called ghost guns. A member summarized the bill’s thrust: "So we know that in New York State, it's very easy to make your own gun at home with using 3 d printers," and described provisions that would require manufacturers to design pistols that are harder to replicate and require 3D printers sold in-state to block files that produce firearm parts (speaker 3).
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