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 prosecutors declined to charge him. The DA’s office dismisses defense claims as outrageous and says they’ll avoid media litigation. With the best plea offer at eight years and potential decades if convicted, Daga’s legal team has also unsuccessfully tried to remove the prosecutor over alleged conflict of interest. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/771b0a51b49eb833