Bullet vending machine: Company says it aims to increase access to ammo, but not everyone’s on board [Video]

Buying ammunition recently got easier at a Pell City grocery store.Since November 2023, American Rounds has operated an ammo dispenser out of the Fresh Value grocery store.As for how the vending machine-style dispenser works, customers choose their ammo and scan their ID.Next, customers will use artificial intelligence facial recognition to verify they’re the person they claim to be.”Legally, we’re required to make sure that someone’s of legal age in order to use the machine or to purchase ammunition,” said Lawrence Songer, chief operating officer at American Rounds. “And past that, we want to make sure that they have a valid ID.”Songer believes this AI technology is more secure than a real person checking a license.”One thing that you don’t get in traditional retailers when it comes to ID verification is, depending on the store employee, a lot of times a person’s not carded to begin with or asked for their …