Edmonton man faces up to 4½-year term for 3D-printed Glock parts, note cites Montreal massacre
Roy Tucker was sentenced after pleading guilty to manufacturing illegal 3D-printed Glock components, with a judge also weighing a handwritten note referencing the 1989 Montreal Polytechnique shooting.
In Edmonton, Roy Tucker, a mechanical-engineering technologist, admitted to manufacturing and possessing illegal firearms after police discovered a cache of 3D-printed Glock receivers in his home. Three of the printed parts fired when fitted with slides, and investigators said eight more could be finished with minor work, while parts for five additional guns were also found. Prosecutors are asking for a 4½-year jail term and a lifetime ban on firearms, citing a handwritten page that references Bill C-21 and includes a quote about the 1989 Montreal Polytechnique shooting.
The investigation, part of Quebec’s Project Reproduction, connected Tucker to Montreal resident Joel Hector, who allegedly obtained rail kits from U.S. company Wojtek Weaponry. Tucker, who held a Possession and Acquisition Licence and owned numerous legal firearms, also possessed illegal over-capacity magazines; there is no evidence he intended to sell the printed guns. During sentencing, the Crown highlighted concerns over his note, while the defence presented psychologist Claudia Vasquez’s assessment that Tucker is on the autism spectrum, though prosecutors questioned its weight. The hearing continues with further arguments from defence counsel Graham Rapson.
How the sides frame it
MODERATE AGREEMENTBoth camps report the sentencing and the 3D-printed gun findings, but left-leaning coverage stresses the threat to Canada’s gun-control regime and the defendant’s autism as a mitigating factor, while right-leaning coverage highlights the link to the 1989 Montreal massacre and a U.S. supplier.
LEFT
Frames the case as a serious breach of Canada’s gun-control framework, noting the defendant’s autism diagnosis as a mitigating circumstance.
RIGHT
Frames the case as a dangerous illegal-manufacturing operation tied to a historic massacre and cross-border weapon parts.
The left emphasises
- the conduct was "deliberate, sophisticated and undermined Canada’s gun-control framework"
- defence counsel pointed to Tucker’s autism diagnosis and called the activity a "misguided hobby"
- a lifetime ban on firearms was imposed
The right emphasises
- prosecutors cite a handwritten page referencing Bill C-21 and the 1989 Montreal Polytechnique shooting
- investigation linked Tucker to a Montreal resident who obtained rail kits from U.S. company Wojtek Weaponry
- prosecutors are seeking a 4½-year jail term and a lifetime firearms ban
