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Vending machines selling gun ammunition at Alabama grocery stores

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July 05, 2024, 02:54 PM
wcb6092
Vending machines selling gun ammunition at Alabama grocery stores
https://nypost.com/2024/07/05/...bama-grocery-stores/

Two grocery stores in Alabama are selling gun ammunition in artificial intelligence-powered “retail kiosks” that scan buyers’ identification cards and faces before spitting out bullets.

The refrigerator-sized machines, located at Fresh Value stores in Tuscaloosa and Pell City, use 360-degree facial recognition to verify a customer’s age and ID in order to make it easier for folks to get firearm ammo, AL.com reported.

“One of the ways we’re changing the landscape of ammunition sales is to make it more available,” a rep for American Rounds, which operates the machines, said in a promo video — which shows the dispenser serendipitously placed next to a cooler of Bang Energy drinks in the Pell City store.

More at link


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July 05, 2024, 03:01 PM
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July 05, 2024, 03:01 PM
12131
Nothing wrong with that.


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July 05, 2024, 03:08 PM
vthoky
^^^^

Except for the facial-recognition bit.



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July 05, 2024, 03:08 PM
parabellum
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    July 05, 2024, 03:45 PM
    bobtheelf
    Better yet, a Glock 18.

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    July 05, 2024, 03:57 PM
    V-Tail
    quote:
    Originally posted by bobtheelf:
    Better yet, a Glock 18.
    Or a Glock 7.


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    July 05, 2024, 04:05 PM
    sigmonkey
    quote:
    ...Or a Glock 7.


    We won't see that...



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    July 05, 2024, 05:01 PM
    PowerSurge
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    July 05, 2024, 05:13 PM
    V-Tail
    quote:
    Originally posted by sigmonkey:
    quote:
    ...Or a Glock 7.
    We won't see that...
    You'll need X-Ray vision. No, wait...


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    July 05, 2024, 05:46 PM
    Legal Beagle
    Glock 7? The thing is made of porcelain and cost more than a month of my salary. I’ll need a Beretta instead. Can I get a free pair of shoes with it?


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    July 06, 2024, 12:55 AM
    lechiffre
    quote:
    Originally posted by parabellum:
    Please Make Your Selection:

  • Glock G17

  • Glock G19

  • Glock G26

    Call me when we get to this.


    • When I win the lotto I'm putting a well stocked Glock vending machine in the man cave.


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    July 06, 2024, 04:00 AM
    airsoft guy
    Ah, this non-story is making the rounds again. Just a lot of outrage porn for the Wine Mommies.



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    July 06, 2024, 05:07 AM
    Broadside
    quote:
    Originally posted by parabellum:
    Please Make Your Selection:

  • Glock G17

  • Glock G19

  • Glock G26

    Call me when we get to this.


    • Well, you used to be able to get cigarettes and alcohol out of vending machines. So it does seem like the natural thing to do.
    July 06, 2024, 05:46 AM
    pbslinger
    When I was a kid, the local marina had a beer vending machine. It probably didn't use AI to verify the age of buyers.
    July 06, 2024, 07:17 AM
    rduckwor
    Pulled from one of the stores. Allegedly, not enough sales. Probably, wine mommies outrage triggered the removal.

    RMD



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    July 06, 2024, 07:18 AM
    Edmond
    Glock 7 costs more than what I make in a month so I won’t be buying one.


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    July 06, 2024, 07:30 AM
    TigerDore
    quote:
    Originally posted by pbslinger:
    When I was a kid, the local marina had a beer vending machine. It probably didn't use AI to verify the age of buyers.

    Our frat house converted an old Pepsi vending machine into a beer vending machine. It was a popular move.


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    July 06, 2024, 01:06 PM
    ranger312
    quote:
    Originally posted by TigerDore:
    quote:
    Originally posted by pbslinger:
    When I was a kid, the local marina had a beer vending machine. It probably didn't use AI to verify the age of buyers.

    Our frat house converted an old Pepsi vending machine into a beer vending machine. It was a popular move.


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    We did the same thing! (1960's). Beer was 20 cents. The Coke machine only displayed 1 bottle at a time. So we just alternated empty coke bottles (with caps put back on to fool the uninformed visitors) with beer bottles. One dime got you an empty coke bottle. Another dime got you a beer.

    Want a coke? Too bad!
    July 06, 2024, 01:09 PM
    ElToro
    I’ll pass on having myself scanned in order to buy ammo.