KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A 24-year-old Kansas City area man was sentenced to more than two years in prison for possessing and transferring three machine gun conversion devices.

The U.S. Department of Justice said Demetrius Harris, also known as “Meech,” was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison without parole. Harris was sentenced for illegally possessing and transferring machine guns.

Harris sold an AR-style rifle in January 2024 to an undercover agent for just over $1,000.

The machine gun conversion devices, also known as switches our auto sears, are used to to convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns, the DOJ said. It is illegal to possess, sell or use those devices.

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