Why a NY Dad Faces 40 Years for Building Guns at Home My Take
Why a NY Dad Faces 40 Years for Building Guns at Home. Let's Take a Look
Gregg Kielma Tactical K Training and Firearms
10/6/2026
When I look at what happened to that dad up in Albany, New York, it’s a perfect example of how far some states will go to criminalize ordinary people who take responsibility for their own safety. The man wasn’t accused of hurting anyone, threatening anyone, or committing violence. What he did was build firearms at home something that, in a free country, should never automatically make you a criminal.
But New York isn’t a free state when it comes to guns. They treat home‑built firearms like contraband, and they throw the book at anyone who steps outside their maze of regulations. In this case, the state claims he had dozens of 3D‑printed guns, AR‑style rifles, parts, receivers, and even printers running when police raided his home. Prosecutors called it an “arsenal,” because in New York, owning more than a couple guns automatically makes you suspicious.
To me, that’s the real issue: the government doesn’t trust its own citizens. They don’t care if you’re a law‑abiding dad, a hobbyist, or someone who simply enjoys building things. If you live in the wrong state, they treat you like a criminal for exercising what should be a basic right.
New York hit him with 15 felony counts not because he hurt anyone, but because the guns didn’t have serial numbers, or because he didn’t have the “proper” paperwork for rifles he built himself. They stacked charges like first‑degree criminal possession of a weapon, second‑degree, third‑degree, and nine counts of criminal possession of a firearm. That’s how they get to 40 years. Not through violence. Through paperwork. Through technicalities. Through laws designed to make gun ownership so complicated that regular people get trapped.
And let’s be honest if this exact same situation happened in Florida, Texas, or half the country, it wouldn’t even make the news. Building guns at home has been part of American life since before America existed. It’s legal under federal law. It’s legal in most states. But in New York, they treat it like trafficking.
This is why I carry, why I train, and why I speak out. Because every time a state punishes a peaceful citizen for exercising a right, it sends a message: “Your freedom is conditional. Your rights exist only when we approve.” I reject that completely.
A dad building guns at home shouldn’t be facing 40 years. He should be left alone because rights don’t disappear just because a politician doesn’t like them.