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 Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General tells CNN a “review of state statutes indicates these vending machines appear to be lawful.” CNN has reached out to the Alabama and Texas attorneys general to confirm the legality of the dispensers in their respective states. Earlier this month, the ammunition dispenser in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was taken down and relocated by American Rounds.