A Kansas store owner and a customer were sentenced Monday for violating the National Firearm Act.

Shane Cox, 45, Chanute, Kan., owner of an Army surplus store in Chanute called Tough Guys, was sentenced to two years on probation and ordered to pay an $800 special assessment.

In November, a federal jury convicted him on the following charges:
* Two counts of Unlawful possession of an explosive device not registered in the National Firearms Transfer Record.
* Unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm, short barreled rifle.
* Five counts of Unlawful transfer of an unregistered silencer.
* Making an unregistered silencer.
* Engaging as a dealer and manufacturer of silencers without paying a federal occupational tax.
* Unlawful possession of an unregistered silencer).

U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said co-defendant Jeremy Kettler, 28, Chanute, Kan., was sentenced to one year on probation and ordered to pay a $100 dollar special assessment. In November, a jury convicted him on one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered silencer.

During trial, the government presented evidence that Cox manufactured silencers and sold them without registering them. Prosecutors also presented evidence that Cox possessed explosive devices that were not registered.