Kamloops area man sentenced for 3D printing ‘ghost’ guns
A judge sent a Kamloops-area man to prison after he was caught 3D printing so-call ghost guns.
The illegal guns landed Adrian Picketts-Yoxall a three-and-a-half year sentence after a hearing on July 30.
BC’s provincial gang squad searched his Heffley Creek home in January 2022 where they found the printer and firearms. They were tipped off a month earlier about a trade network of privately made firearms in the Thompson-Okanagan.
The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit found, among the firearm components they seized, three 3D printed receivers, which would typically include a serial number and are illegal to build at home.
Initially facing six firearms-related charges, Picketts-Yoxall pleaded guilty this spring to one count each of firearms manufacturing and possession of a firearm.
“The illegal manufacture of firearms poses a serious threat to our communities. This sentencing sends a clear message — we will not tolerate the production of untraceable weapons,” gang squad spokesperson Cpl. Sarbjit K. Sangha said in a news release.
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