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Our feckless leader is at it again. Clearly New Yorkistan needs more gun laws because with the bail reform taking effect this year, we can't have all the criminals who are roaming the streets buying any gun parts and assembling their own guns.
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/gov...guns-requiring
The SAFE act ammo background check system never got off the ground because the fed system can't be used for ammo and the state couldn't put together their own system. So how exactly is the licensed gun dealer going to run a background check on an upper, a barrel, or a BCG when none of those parts has a serial number and the FFL can't use the NICS system to run the background check?
Wishful thinking.
So you have no record or information about their being purchased, but usage has increased significantly? I'd bet a box of 5.56 they don't have any solid stats to back up that claim.
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/gov...guns-requiring
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the 18th proposal of his 2020 State of the State agenda — banning untraceable "ghost guns" by requiring firearm parts be sold only to authorized buyers, requiring the same eligibility requirements as a completed firearm and that all major parts receive a serial number. The Governor's proposal would ban individuals from obtaining major components of a firearm, rifle or shotgun online; instead, individuals would need to ship these parts to a licensed gun dealer where they would be picked up in person. The proposal would prohibit individuals who are forbidden to possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun from owning a major component of these guns, and create new misdemeanor and felony penalties for violating these new provisions.
"New York has the strongest gun safety protections in the nation, but every day dangerous people seek to find new ways around them," Governor Cuomo said. "This common sense measure would ban these untraceable guns and require anyone who wants to build their own firearm to come out of the shadows once and for all."
So-called "80 percent kits" are readily available and allow individuals to purchase unfinished gun frames or receivers and mill out the remaining 20 percent at home. These kits allow people who would otherwise be prohibited from purchasing a gun to obtain various components and build a gun at home. These do-it-yourself firearms do not contain serial numbers, making them untraceable by authorities. In 2019, the number of individuals using these untraceable guns in New York increased significantly; dozens have been seized by law enforcement across the state. Untraceable guns reportedly have been used in recent mass shootings such as the California Saugus High School shooting in November 2019.
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