Published 07/13/2024 1:52:00 p.m.

US grocery stores add ammo to vending machines

A company has installed computerized vending machines to sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas.
The vending machines use an identification scanner and facial recognition software to verify the purchaser's age.
Advocates worry that selling bullets out of vending machines will lead to more shootings in the U.S.

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The Independent

Company introduces ammunition vending machines at grocery stores

Machines require customers to present a photo ID for age verification and submit to a facial recognition scan to match their face with their ID

07/11/2024 9:28:53 p.m.·London, United Kingdom

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CNN

Ammo vending machines are coming to 3 Southern states. See how they work

Vending machines selling ammunition will now be in grocery stores in Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma. According to the American Rounds’ website, the distributor of the machines, AI technology scans the customers’ identification and facial recognition software to verify a customer’s identity.

07/13/2024 6:28:04 p.m.·Atlanta, United States

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KIFI

Company debuts vending machines selling ammunition in 3 Southern states

By Anissa Carby and Navya Shukla, CNN (CNN) — Vending machines selling ammunition will now be in grocery stores in Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma – a move that has generated mixed feelings from officials in those states. American Rounds, the distributor of the machines, uses AI technology to scan the customers’ identification as well as facial recognition software to verify a customer’s identity, according to the company’s website. The software wor…

07/13/2024 12:17:52 a.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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KRDO

Company debuts vending machines selling ammunition in 3 Southern states

A live TV news station covering breaking news and traffic for Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Southern Colorado with a strong investigative team

07/13/2024 12:17:52 a.m.·Colorado Springs, United States

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Metro News

You can now buy ammunition from vending machines in US supermarkets

The machines are in multiple shops in three states now (Picture: CNN) Gun owners in the US can now buy ammunition from vending machines in grocery stores across three different states. Residents of Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma all have the machines, distributed by American Rounds, which uses AI technology to scan customer’s faces. After their faces are scanned, they are run through a recognition software to verify identity prior to vending the am…

07/15/2024 2:31:56 p.m.·London, United Kingdom

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