Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres urged Gov. Kathy Hochul to do away with ghost gun loopholes in New York state legislation within the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s cold-blooded killing.
In a letter fired off to Hochul Wednesday and obtained by The Publish, the Democrat known as for a “complete and comprehensive prohibition of ghost guns” throughout New York after Luigi Mangione allegedly used one to homicide the chief on Dec. 4.
“State law contains two loopholes that must be closed,” Torres wrote as he known as on the governor to incorporate new laws in her upcoming govt funds proposal.
“First, the law prohibits the possession, sale, and transfer of ghost guns but fails to criminalize the manufacturing of a 3D-printed ghost gun.”
“Second, the law prohibits the manufacturing of assault rifles, high-capacity magazines, and machine guns but the prohibition of gun manufacturing fails to include 3D-printed ghost guns,” he added.
It comes after cops stated Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League grad, allegedly used what gave the impression to be a 3D-printed ghost gun when he allegedly fatally shot Thompson exterior a Manhattan lodge.
The accused killer picked up the 3D-printing passion whereas finding out on the College of Pennsylvania, a former pal beforehand advised The Publish.
“Anyone anywhere can readily purchase a ghost gun kit and assemble the gun components into fully functional firearms. Anyone anywhere can purchase a 3-D printer for a few hundred dollars online,” Torres stated in his letter to Hochul.
“The technology of 3D-printing can turn every New York home into a gun factory and every New Yorker into a gun manufacturer.”
“I am respectfully calling upon you as governor to include in your executive budget proposal legislation that closes the manufacturing loophole in ghost gun laws and closes the ghost gun loophole in gun manufacturing laws,” he continued.
“No stone can be left unturned in the New York’s fight against gun violence, which has been compounded by the proliferation of privately made firearms.”
