NYC demands YouTube, parent company Google to remove thousands of ghost gun tutorials

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is calling out YouTube and Google accusing them of playing a role in the proliferation of ghost guns.

The NYPD and Bragg unveiled a clinic on Wednesday demonstrating the increasing accessibility of 3-D printing for ghost guns.Before last year, the highest number of ghost guns seized from the streets in a single year was four. However, this year, law enforcement has already confiscated 57, and we're only months into the year.

They argue that these videos are alarmingly effective and pose a lethal threat."You don't need an MIT engineering degree; all you need is a computer. You can transition from gaming to manufacturing guns in 15 minutes," Bragg said. "This trend is moving beyond the confines of the World Wide Web and onto the streets of Manhattan.

 

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