NY budget agreement establishes first ban on 3D printed guns
Kathy Hochul’s New York budget deal announced this week creates the first U.S. ban specifically targeting certain 3D printers capable of producing “ghost guns” (unserialized firearms made from kits or parts).The new legislation builds on earlier state action-hochul previously signed a 2021 law banning the sale, manufacture, and ownership of untraceable, unserialized firearms-and now focuses on regulating the printers themselves by requiring technology to prevent them from printing firearms, while also raising penalties for ghost-gun production.
The budget also includes measures intended to reduce the ease of converting firearms into illegal machine guns, adds $352 million for gun-violence prevention, and raises criminal and public-safety requirements in related areas.Hochul’s approach is described as similar to that of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who previously signed multiple ghost-gun and gun-manufacturer-focused laws, including allowing legal pathways for victims to sue companies that fail to use reasonable firearm-safety safeguards.
beyond guns, the budget allocates funding for public safety initiatives such as $77 million for expanded NYPD policing of the subway system and $25 million to expand crisis-response teams for severe mental illness incidents.It also includes investments like $35 million for grants addressing hate crimes, plus provisions meant to protect houses of worship through harassment buffer zones. For drivers, New York will require speed-limiter devices for NYC motorists who receive 16 or more speed-camera violations in a year.
New York’s budget agreement, announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) on Thursday, established the first ban on 3D printers that can print guns in the United States, as well as several other measures aimed at gun control and gun violence prevention.
Hochul’s crackdown on gun manufacturing in the Empire State is similar to that of Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), who has also taken bold steps to control firearms.
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Legislation banning ghost guns, which are firearms assembled from kits or parts that lack serial numbers, was already signed by Hochul during her tenure. She signed a bill in 2021 that bans the sale, manufacture, and ownership of untraceable, unserialized firearms.
The new ban in New York targets the manufacturers of so-called ghost guns: 3D printers.
Hochul’s budget introduced the first-of-its-kind legislation to regulate the capabilities of 3D printers by requiring every such printer to include technology that blocks it from printing a firearm. The legislation also increases the criminal penalties for manufacturing ghost guns.
Additionally, Hochul included a provision that requires firearm makers to design guns in a manner that bars them from being quickly rigged into illegal machine guns.
On the financial front, the budget would dedicate $352 million toward gun violence prevention programs.
Hochul’s moves mirror those of Spanberger last month, as the Old Dominion’s governor signed a slew of gun control bills that also ban ghost guns and go after manufacturers.
Spanberger signed a ban on the manufacture, sale, and possession of ghost guns because such guns, she said, can make it difficult for law enforcement to trace.
Also in her gun control spree, Spanberger inked legislation creating a legal pathway for victims to sue companies that fail to implement reasonable safeguards in the sale and distribution of firearms.
Hochul’s budget targets other areas of public safety, providing $77 million to the New York City Police Department to police the city’s subway system. Another way she’s looking to make public transit safer is by investing $25 million in the program to respond to severe mental illness incidents, expanding the service from 10 to 15 teams.
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For motorists, New York will now require NYC drivers who receive 16 or more speed-camera violations in a year to install speed-limiter devices in their cars.
Finally, under the public safety umbrella, Hochul’s budget invests $35 million for Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes grants, a measure she has invested millions in during her tenure. Additionally, she established buffer zones around places of worship, “so New Yorkers can practice religion, a guaranteed right, free of harassment.”
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