RCMP Arrests Man for 3D-Printing Guns and Anti-Semitic Hate Speech

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have arrested a Quebec man for 3D-printing a firearm and hate speech.

In a release issued Friday, police reported seizing a significant quantity of 3D printers and a homemade firearm belonging to Pascal Tribout, 37, of Saint-Joseph-du-Lac in Quebec’s Laurentians region, on Thursday.

Authorities allege that Tribout also shared hateful antisemitic comments towards Jewish people on the social messaging app Telegram.

Tribout is facing charges related to weapons trafficking, possession of a prohibited firearm, willful promotion of hatred, possession of a prohibited device, and possession and distribution of data capable of being used with a 3D printer for manufacturing firearms.

He remains in custody pending further proceedings.