Escambia Man Sentenced For Selling Machine Gun Conversion Devices On Facebook

September 15, 2026

An Escambia County man has pleaded guilty to selling machine gun conversion devices on Facebook.

Alaisjah Dayshawn Perkins, 22, pleaded guilty in federal court to the receipt, possession, transfer, and making of a firearm not registered in the National Firearms Registration & Transfer Record and not identified by a serial number. He faces up to 10 years in federal prison when he is sentenced on May 19.

According to court documents, Perkins used a 3D printer to print machine gun diversion devices for AR-15 rifles and then sold them on Facebook. The device inserts into an AR-15 rifle and converts it from semi-automatic to fully automatic, according to federal prosecutors. An undercover ATF officer purchased 12 conversion devices from Perkins on two occasions before obtaining a search warrant for his home, where they found the 3D printer, printing material, and 13 additional devices.

During the execution of a search warrant at his home, officers located tools and supplies for manufacturing MCDs. Upon his arrest, a bag containing 13 MCDs was found in his pocket. The devices were sent to the Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) for technical examination. Experts determined they were designed to convert AR-style firearms from semi-automatic to fully automatic.

This case was a joint investigation by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the ATF.

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