Shyheem Jaqun DuPont, a 24-year-old Charlotte man, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm fitted with a machine gun conversion device. The device, commonly known as a “Glock switch,” can transform a standard semi-automatic firearm into a machine gun. He will serve three years of supervised release after his prison term.
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U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson for the Western District of North Carolina announced the sentencing, emphasizing the severe threat posed by such illegal conversion devices. “Glock switches turn a regular gun into a machine gun. They can turn a violent act into a catastrophic act in mere seconds,” Ferguson said. “We save lives by aggressively prosecuting individuals who possess and use these illegal conversion devices.” DuPont pleaded guilty to possession of a machine gun on April 11, 2025…