CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A 35-year-old Charleston man has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison for possessing illegal “ghost guns” and 3D-printed gun parts. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina said Friday that Jimmy Franklin King, Jr., imported fi rearms parts and components from China to his North Charleston home, including an illegal silencer. While executing a search warrant on his home, agents found illegal firearms, ammunition, and 3D-printed firearm components, including a machine gun conversion device, which officials say is often used to convert a semiautomatic weapon into a fully automatic machine gun. Authorities also discovered two 3D printers and a computer that contained software programs for 3D printing machine gun conversion devices. King was arrested in September 2023, during which agents found two more unregistered firearms on him. United States District Judge David C. Norton sentenced King to a sentence of 115 months in prison, which the U.S. Attorney’s Office said is the maximum sentence called for by the United States Sentencing Guidelines. “King’s term of incarceration will be followed by three years of court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system,” officials said. ...read more read less