A North Rustico, P.E.I., man already under a terrorism peace bond is now facing what police say are the first terrorism charges ever laid in Atlantic Canada.

Daniel Desmond Crowder is facing two charges in connection with making 3D-printed firearms and issuing threats, RCMP said in a news release Wednesday.

The charges include:

Knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity by possessing weapons and manufacturing firearms and firearm components.

Possessing weapons, 3D-printing equipment, tire puncturing devices, instructional literature and guides on manufacturing an AR-15, manufactured firearms and firearms components, intending that they be used, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, for the purpose of facilitating or carrying out a terrorist activity.

A photo of a variety of 3D

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