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Ghost Guns and Legal Battles | Albany News
Jury selection begins this week in Albany for Demetrio Daga’s high-stakes trial, where he faces 15 felony counts for hoarding and making ghost guns — including 35 firearms and hundreds of 3D-printed parts found during a 2025 investigation. His defense, led by Kevin O’Brien, admits slim chances for acquittal and highlights Daga’s lack of a pistol permit as a major obstacle, while criticizing the search warrants as based on suspicion rather than evidence. Daga insists he committed a victimless crime, calling it a case of overzealous enforcement of New York’s gun laws — even though federal…
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