Guns and public safety measures
Governor Hochul’s 2026 State of the State prioritized safer streets, including initiatives to get illegal guns off the streets and address untraceable 3D-printed guns. Senate budget messaging similarly cited increased public safety investments as part of the final budget package.
What should New York do about illegal and 3D-printed guns and street safety?
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Sources
Governor Kathy Hochul — https://www.governor.ny.gov/programs/2026-state-state
Safer Streets and Communities: New initiatives will help get illegal guns off our streets and take on emerging threats like untraceable 3D-printed guns.
NY State Senate — https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/state-senate-passes-2026-27-budget
The final budget contains numerous policies to address rising utility costs, expands universal childcare, provides record environmental and clean water funding, increases public safety, and invests in housing affordability
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Enact aggressive new bans and enforcement against illegal and 3D-printed guns statewide
- Expand state initiatives to remove illegal guns and regulate untraceable 3D-printed firearms
- Maintain current gun laws with targeted enforcement against illegal trafficking
- Focus on prosecuting violent offenders more than new gun-technology restrictions
- Reduce gun restrictions and emphasize self-defense rights over new state gun rules