Review: Bullet Vending Machines Debut in U.S. Grocery Stores
American Rounds has rolled out vending machines in a half-dozen grocery stores in the South, with plans to expand later in 2024. The machines are not for lottery tickets or gumballs, but for bullets.
I trekked to a Fresh Value grocery store in Pell City, Alabama, to try one out. Shoppers choose from the available stock on a giant touch screen. Selection is limited to common gauges and calibers, with more variety for handguns than for long guns. I grabbed a box of bullets for my .38 special revolver. But for the 1936 16-gauge shotgun passed down from my grandfather, I was out of luck: Only 12- and 20-gauge shells were on offer.
Federal law puts the same age limits for legal purchase of ammunition as for guns: 18 for rifle and shotgun shells, 21 for handgun bullets. American Rounds’ machines scan your ID and verify you with AI facial recognition software, a process like setting up Face ID on an iPhone. (A company spokesman
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