Overview
- New York would require 3D printer manufacturers to include technology that prevents printers from producing firearms or component parts.
- Proposed criminal penalties target the intentional sale, distribution, or possession of digital gun blueprints (CAD files) without a license.
- Law enforcement agencies would have to report recoveries of 3D‑printed guns to the State Police Criminal Gun Clearinghouse.
- Gunmakers would be required to design pistols that cannot be quickly converted to automatic fire using devices such as Glock switches.
- Officials say the measures build on New York’s 2021 ghost‑gun law in response to rising recoveries and notable cases, and they form part of Hochul’s 2026 State of the State agenda pending legislative approval.