A man has been charged with building assault-style weapons and other firearms in his Lower East Side apartment, and keeping them within easy reach of two toddlers.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.A Lower East Side man has been charged with building assault-style weapons and other firearms in his Lower East Side apartment, and keeping them within easy reach of two toddlers. Jose Rivera, 47, bought dozens of gun parts and a machine that allowed him to manufacture so-called “ghost guns” in his home just by pressing a button, according to a press release from the Manhattan district attorney.
“The allegations in this case once again make clear how easy it is for anyone to assemble a semiautomatic weapon in their own home,” Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said in a press release. “We must continue to enforce our strong gun laws in order to stop the flow of weapons into our city, whether they are from the iron or the polymer pipeline.
Law enforcement call homemade firearms like the ones Rivera is accused of manufacturing “ghost guns” because they typically lack serial numbers, making them difficult to track. New York passed
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