America has truly lost it's fucking mind

[spanone]

Company debuts vending machines selling ammunition in 3 Southern states

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 works together to verify the buyer’s age and that the person using the machine matches the identification scanned.

Each machine sells ammunition for various firearm calibers, including rifles, shotguns and handguns, according to American Rounds.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/12/us/vending-machines-ammunition-alabama-texas-oklahoma/index.html

[Eko]

1. That's not America.

Those states are crazyland.

[markodochartaigh]

17. They may not be your "America",

but they consider themselves "American" and they haven't changed that much since I grew up in Amarillo Texas a half century ago. Denying that a cancer exists is not a good path to treating the cancer.

[Eko]

21. I was being humorous.

[Skittles]

2. it is fucking disgusting

gun humping on steroids

[jimfields33]

12. Face recognition feature. I bet they won't sell much.

It’s easier to go to a store.

[Arne]

3. What, no handgrenades?

[Celerity]

7. Texas is probably trying to suss out how to fit armoured tanks into car vending machines

[Arne]

9. The cops may have all that stuff.

[usonian]

4. And the vendor gets a subpoena ...

Let's see how long it takes morans to figure this one out.

[JanMichael]

5. There have been drive through liquor stores for ages.

And drive through car washes with basically naked women drying them off.

This country has been trash for a long time.

[edisdead]

6. I am going to put live fucking ammunition a grade higher than a little T&A

[JanMichael]

8. Sure but the drive through liquor store?

Both are stupid beyond belief and nothing new in the United States of nuts.

[summer_in_TX]

16. I have a funny story about drive-through liquor stores.

We had Norwegian friends visiting, and stopped by one to get beer. Bjørgulf, the dad, said "You have drive-through beer??? America is a GREAT country!!"

(I'm with you, JanMichael. And don't get me started on Buc-ees.)

[A HERETIC I AM]

20. Pray tell, what is the difference between a drive THRU liquor store..

And one the you park outside of, go in and get your bottle and then drive away from?

Is it just the act of getting out of the car that makes the difference?

I don’t understand your outrage.

[Ferrets are Cool]

15. Equating these 3 things just doesn't work for me.

[Turbineguy]

10. Well, you never know when somebody needs killin"

[markodochartaigh]

19. Well, hello pastor

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[anglesphere]

11. Sounds dangerous to start putting...

...freaking boxes loaded with ammunition in supermarkets like soda machines. If there's ever a fire it will be just an added danger firefighters will have to confront.

[NoMoreRepugs]

13. Can knock off Chinese handguns be far behind? BizzaroWorld is here in the USA.

[Fla_Democrat]

14. Coming soon to Florida

https://www.wctv.tv/2024/07/12/company-behind-ammo-vending-machines-says-hundreds-new-locations-are-coming/?

The company behind the American Rounds vending machines is now expanding to more states, according to CEO Grant Magers.

“We’ve had a lot of requests to expand to Florida, we have some opportunities currently there. And so, it is in the plan,” Magers said.

Magers said the company currently has more than 200 store requests from approximately nine states, and that number is growing daily.

The machines would be located in retail locations like grocery stores.



I imagine it'll be much cheaper to order in bulk and have it shipped to the house. Although if we decide to hit the range after work, it would be easier to drop by Publix, pick up a sub, some soda and a couple boxes of hardball.

[orwell]

18. AI Facial recognition...

...otherwise known as the Redneck-O-Meter.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

22. Next up: combo vending machines selling ammo, Sat Night Specials, and moonshine.

Your one-stop shop!

[Azathoth]

23. Maybe this will at least drive down the ammo panic racket

Manufacturers have been raking in cash hand over fist for years in these areas by telling the yokels that liberals were about to ban ammo any day.

Added bonus is that every sale will end up in a digital database with facial photos. That's a subpoena gold mine.

[Stinky The Clown]

24. What could go wrong?

[ProfessorGAC]

26. One Thing I Thought Of...

...that they probably didn't consider is the mass shooter goes for the machine first, shooting it open, the having massive reloading capability.
I suppose they could armor the machines, but will they?

[Stinky The Clown]

28. Probably using refurbished old cigarette machines to save money

A break-in would be easy.

[ProfessorGAC]

29. Sadly, You May Be Right!

I saw one that was refurbished to dispense granola bars!
This was probably 20 years ago, and I think it wasin South Jersey.

[travelingthrulife]

25. Shortly after a grocery store shooting as well.

These people are truly demented.

[RubyRose]

27. Done correctly this could be a good thing.

If all ammo sold through them contains taggends (sp?). Any shot in a crime would leave miniature pieces of material containing a unique serial number which could be tired to the purchaser along with id and pictures of his face.

I haven’t read where this technology was imposed on this though. Such a wasted opportunity.