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American Rounds has one vending machine installed in Alabama, four in Oklahoma and one in a Lowe’s Market in Canyon Lake, Texas. A second machine is planned for Canyon Lake in “a couple of weeks,” and a machine is being installed in Colorado this week. “I think in people’s minds, they think of the old standard vending machines that drop a candy bar or a bag of chips to the bottom, and that’s not what are,” Magers said. “Ammunition is sold in the market today off the shelf … it is a high theft item and it is more rare than people realize that ID’s are even checked.”While Magers contends the software behind American Rounds’ age verification system is a secure one, some advocates for gun control are skeptical.
"We already have plans with other stores here in Texas for sure, but we would love to get into the Dallas market and surrounding area.” — Grant Magers, American Rounds CEOworries the machines will be an “added complication” to efforts to tighten the state’s gun laws. Background checks are not required for the purchase of ammunition, and expanded opportunities to purchase ammo could put bullets in the hands of “people with dangerous histories,” she said.