Florida man faces up to a decade in prison for selling 3D-printed gun conversion parts
A 19-year-old from Jacksonville was arrested after selling 3D-printed components that can turn semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic ones, an offense that carries up to ten years in federal prison.
Emani Rey Justavino, a 19-year-old living in Jacksonville, Florida, created a 3D-printed component designed to enable semi-automatic firearms to fire automatically. He advertised the part on Instagram and was later approached by an undercover ATF operative who pretended to be a buyer. Justavino sold four units for $200 and later agreed to provide sixteen more for $400.
He also claimed to have produced an additional fifty units and offered the entire stock for $300. Federal authorities arrested him, noting that both the sale and mere possession of the conversion device are federal offenses that can result in a ten-year prison term.
Why it matters
The case highlights law-enforcement concerns over 3D-printed gun parts that can bypass existing firearm regulations.
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