New York Gov.
Kathy Hochul (D) is advancing a new mandate that would force all newly sold 3D printers to include software preventing their use for creating a gun..
As part of her 2026 State of the State agenda, Hochul rolled out a package of proposals aimed at tightening what are already some of the most restrictive firearms regulations in the country. According to Breitbart, her office declared, Governor Kathy Hochul today unveiled proposals to strengthen New Yorks nation leading gun laws by cracking down on 3D-printed and illegal firearms.
The statement continued, The new legislation would establish criminal penalties for the manufacture of 3D-printed firearms and order minimum safety standards to be established for 3D printer manufacturers to block the production of firearms and firearm components. Her plan would also require gun manufacturers to design their pistols so they cannot be quickly and easily modified into illegal machine guns, and require police departments and sheriffs offices to report recoveries of all 3D printed guns to the state.
These measures come even as New York already ranks among the most heavily regulated states for gun ownership. Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety lists New York as the No. 4 state in the nation for gun control stringency, a status celebrated by gun-control advocates but viewed with deep skepticism by Second Amendment supporters.
New Yorks regime includes an assault weapons ban, a high capacity magazine ban, a concealed carry permit requirement, a red flag law, gun storage mandates, universal background checks for handgun sales, a bump stock ban, ghost gun regulations, and a micro-stamping requirement for new handguns. Yet these layers of regulation have not prevented high-profile acts of violence that underscore the limits of targeting lawful tools instead of violent criminals.
Despite the extensive controls, on December 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed by a masked gunman outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. On July 28, 2025, four innocents were killed and at least one other person injured when an attacker with an AR-style rifle walked into a Manhattan office building and opened fire.
For many conservatives and Second Amendment advocates, Hochuls latest push exemplifies a familiar pattern: when existing laws fail to stop criminals, Democrat leaders respond by burdening law-abiding citizens and private industry with new mandates. As President Donald Trump and other constitutionalists have long argued, real public safety comes from enforcing current laws, prosecuting violent offenders, and respecting the right of responsible Americans to defend themselvesnot from coding political agendas into consumer products.
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