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DEFENDANT CONVICTED OF SELLING MACHINEGUN CONVERSION DEVICES
A Dallas man has been convicted of selling machinegun conversion devices, which can be installed in an AR-platform to allow the firearm to fire fully automatic. Corey Wilson, 20, was convicted by Senior United States District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn for possession of an unregistered machinegun on May 30, 2023, and June 6, 2023.
According to evidence presented at trial, Wilson advertised machinegun conversion devices for sale on his Instagram account. Although these devices can be made quickly from a few dollars’ worth of material, Wilson asked for $150 apiece. The devices, also known as ‘switches,’ transform commercially available semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic weapons capable of firing faster than military-grade machineguns.
Testimony at trial revealed that undercover ATF agents contacted Wilson to purchase the devices. During the first purchase of six devices, Wilson explained that the devices had to be ‘activated’ and demonstrated how to adjust and place them in a rifle to get them to fire ‘fully,’ meaning fully automatic.
Wilson sold six devices to the agents on May 30, 2023, and twenty on June 6, 2023, all within the Project Safe Neighborhood area of Northeast Dallas. He is facing up to ten years in federal prison on each count.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives’ Dallas Field Division investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorneys Robert Withers, Walt Junker, and Elise Aldendifer are prosecuting the case.
This case is part of ‘Operation Texas Kill Switch,’ a statewide initiative taking aim at machinegun conversion devices. It is also part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.
Wilson’s conviction is a significant blow to the production and distribution of machinegun conversion devices in Texas. The devices pose a significant threat to public safety, and law enforcement agencies will continue to work tirelessly to remove them from the streets.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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