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Governor Hochul Highlights Growing Support for Proposals to Crack Down on 3D-Printed Guns

Published March 24, 2026 | Video Starts at 18:32

I used to help people register their guns and get their permits, Know how this is done legally, but with extensive, extensive background checks. This is subverting the entire process. We'll also make it a crime to sell or even distribute the digital instructions for making 3D printed gun parts. The law will give police more tools, including wiretaps, and strengthen criminal penalties against those who buy and sell the code for printing this lethal weaponry. (18:32–18:40)

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Proposes making it illegal to distribute digital instructions for 3D printing gun parts.

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“Obviously we do not have gun manufacturers here, so they're coming in illegally from other states.”
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“In 2025, shootings in the state of New York are down 60%, including here in Albany County.”
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“New York has the third lowest homicide rate in the nation.”
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“California passed a law like this and they're a large market as well as New York.”
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“When I first became governor in 2021, gun crimes, you know, serious crimes, violent crimes, were literally off the charts.”
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“We've doubled funding to combat gun violence.”
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“We partnered with 11 other states.”
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“We have to do much more to cut off the iron pipeline, which was basically i81 and also guns that were coming up i81 one up from…”
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“We enhanced our red flag laws, keeping guns away from anyone with a history of propensity toward violence or mental illness.”
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“My proposal would require gun manufacturers who sell in the state of New York to design pistols so they render illegal switches useless.”
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“I'm proposing that all 3D printers that are sold in the state have blocking software that would make it impossible to print ghost gun…”
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“The law will give police more tools, including wiretaps, and strengthen criminal penalties against those who buy and sell the code for…”
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“It is my mission to ensure that in the next couple of weeks, next week, we are able to get this through the legislature and have their full…”
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“Obviously there are people that are, you know, held captive by the gun lobbies in our state who are think that this is hurting their second…”
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“I will always stand on the side of public safety.”
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“We feel very confident that all the elements of ours make sense. And I believe that they're all doable.”
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“A crazed teenager was able to walk into a gun store on his 18th birthday here in New York and buy a gun.”
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“He went over the border into Pennsylvania and was able to get a high capacity magazine.”
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“This is probably going to be now the national standard of what they're doing.”
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“I believe that they're going to want to continue selling printers in the state of New York.”
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