CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A gun seller in Macomb County was convicted in federal court on charges of illegally importing, possessing and transferring machine guns.
Chase Farmer, 26, of St. Clair Shores, is the owner of Shall Not Be Infringed, LLC, which is based in Clinton Township. He was licensed to sell guns, but not to import them, federal officials said.
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According to authorities, Farmer illegally imported Glock conversion devices and drop-in auto sears using a Russian website from November 2020 to March 2021.
Glock conversion devices and auto sears are used to convert standard firearms into machine guns.
Farmer reportedly tried to hide his purchases from authorities by making the orders under an alias and falsifying the details in his PayPal payments to Russia.
He purchased 30 machine gun conversion devices from the Russian website, but when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives searched his home and business, they could only find two.
Farmer was unable to account for the 28 missing machinegun conversion devices.
It took a jury an hour of deliberations to find Farmer guilty of illegally importing, possessing and transferring machineguns and failing to keep proper records.
Farmer’s sentencing has not been scheduled, but he could face up to 10 years in prison.
