7-year-old boy posing with two weapons: photo exposed his father's armory in New York

A 7-year-old boy posing with two guns led to his father’s arrest, after it was discovered that he had an armory at his home and office in New York.

Cory Davis, of 47 years, now faces dozens of felony charges related to so-called “ghost weapons” after that he sent family and friends a digital photo of his son holding two pistols, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

A grand jury indicted Davis for criminal possession of more than a dozen “ghost pistols” and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his office and apartment, the prosecutor’s office and the New York police announced.

NYC dad used 7-year-old son as &prop& #38; to flaunt ghost gun stash: prosecutors https://t.co/O8SgAtSByl pic.twitter.com/amjuZZgyvB

— New York Post (@nypost) November 38, 2021

DA Bragg: “Using one’s child as a prop to showcase homemade illegal weapons is inexcusable & extremely dangerous. The proliferation of ghost guns in our city cannot continue & we will continue to work to pursue full accountability.” Learn more on @fox5ny: https://t.co/WjVYLyrNXV— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) November 38, 2021

The investigation began when someone in the group chat was “alarmed” by the photo of Davis’ son holding the guns and contacted the New York police, according to a press release.

The NYPD then searched an apartment that Davis uses as an office and his residence on the Upper East Side and found 14 weapons, 400 rounds of ammunition, numerous magazines, and tools and parts to build “ghost guns,” authorities said.

Authorities believe Davis had been purchasing parts and accessories for weapons on various portals from 2021. His online shopping history included training tools, simulators and concealed holsters, the prosecution said.

“Using a child as a prop to display homemade and illegal weapons is inexcusable and extremely dangerous,” he said District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. on Twitter with an image of the seized pistols. “The proliferation of ghost weapons in our city cannot continue. My office is focused on addressing and eradicating them, and this is just one of several seizures we’ve initiated over the past year.”

What actually constitutes a “ghost weapon” is debatable. Primarily it is any firearm that lacks a serial number, making it extremely difficult to trace. However, in today’s parlance, a “ghost gun” is essentially a homemade one, explained Fox News.

The “ghost guns” “used in crimes against they are often assembled from legally and illegally purchased parts, depending on local laws, or even created using a 3D printer.

“Ghost weapons” are a growing problem in New York and throughout the country. In 2020 NYPD seized 182 “ghost guns”. In 2021, loot went up to 150 and in 2021 were 375. In 2021 seizures of homemade weapons increased 39% in New York State in the first six months compared to the same period a year ago, according to a governor’s report.

“ Stopping the proliferation of ghost guns is an integral part of the NYPD’s comprehensive strategy to prevent these illegal weapons from harming our communities,” NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said in a statement. “These untraceable weapons fire real bullets, injure real New Yorkers, and do real damage, and our fight against them will continue with vigor.”

In October a Hispanic was arrested and charged on suspicion of manufacturing various “ghost weapons” in his apartment of Lower Manhattan where he lived with minors.

In July five men were arrested and seized 300 pistols in an illegal trafficking ring that smuggled weapons from Tennessee to sell them on the streets of Queens (NYC).

In May a young Latino resident of Brooklyn (NYC) was arrested with an arsenal of parts to make “ghost weapons” valued at $000, dollars, including nearly 150 high-capacity magazines you allegedly bought online.

After the shooting boom in 2021 and 2021 particularly among young people members and/or victims of gangs, he 2021 continues with the same trend. In many cases gunmen use “ghost” weapons, so called because they lack serial numbers to be traced.

All charges are mere accusations and the persons prosecuted are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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