Oklahoma stores selling ammo through vending machines
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Automated ammunition vending machines have recently been installed inside several grocery stores across Oklahoma and Alabama.
By Josh Wallace
Automated ammunition vending machines have recently been installed inside several grocery stores across Oklahoma and Alabama.
The machines, created by American Rounds, offer ammo to be purchased without engaging with a store clerk. They "are accessible 24/7, ensuring that you can buy ammunition on your own schedule, free from the constraints of store hours and long lines," according to the company's website.
Tyler Hammerlein An American Rounds vending machine at the Super C grocery store in Noble, Oklahoma. Photo taken Saturday. Tyler Hammerlein The American Rounds automated vending machine offers a variety of different ammunition.
The company states that the machines are equipped with "the latest AI technology" with card scanning and facial recognition software to verify the identity and age of each buyer.
The company states that its system ensures all transactions comply with federal and local regulations.
Grant Magers, with American Rounds, said there are no limitations on the amount of ammunition you can purchase, other than when the machines run out of stock. He estimated restocking taking place every two to four weeks, depending on sales.
Magers said the ID scanners are the same used by the Transportation Security Administration at airports and that the machines use multi-point facial recognition to ensure that the photo on the ID matches the person attempting to buy the ammo.
In order to purchase ammunition, the buyer must be 21 or older, as Magers said different states have age restrictions on the purchase of certain types of ammo. He said the company decided to err on the side of caution to be in alignment with the law across the country.
As far as record keeping, Magers said different states require transactional records be kept on ammunition, saying some could require records to be kept for months and other states require records kept for years.
He said transactional data is always required to be kept and said residents should check their state's laws to find out more information on how long those records are required to be kept.
Magers said no information collected during the purchase is shared, and that it is solely for the purpose of age verification.
Since installing the machines, Magers said sales have been great, with increased sales month-over-month. He said many are having good experiences with the machines and becoming return customers.
The machines sell a variety of handgun, rifle and shotgun rounds, according to photos sent in Saturday from a KOCO 5 viewer who visited a store in Noble.
In an X, formerly Twitter, post from June 27, the company posted a video showing two recent installations of the machines at Super C Mart grocery stores in Oklahoma. The company also listed two stores in Alabama as having the machines.
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And another two dropped... Thank you Super"C" Mart American Rounds... coming to a local grocer near you.
Check us out online at https://t.co/0mQ93rz6gvpic.twitter.com/EmjwCU6oSu
— americanrounds (@americanrounds) June 27, 2024
The company's website lists vending machine locations in Kingston, Lindsay, Noble and Wetumka.
Magers said the company has expanded to other states, including new machines being installed in Colorado and Texas and that they are looking to expand further in Oklahoma.
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More MAGA Madness from Oklahoma!
Why is this madness anymore than McDonalds having kiosks to order through?
“…madness…”
"...McDonald's..."
It is not. Just the daily "let's get outraged about this" story.
Thanks to Obama, Biden, and the radical agenda of the far-left progressives, more people own and are buying guns than ever before.
It's not just MAGA (whatever that is), but people of all types and stripes, and is happening in every state of the union.
No, Greg, it's not because of Obama and Biden, it's because of a combination of The Second Amendment, the NRA, the Arms Manufacturers and the SCotUS.
I seem to recall the more the left talked about going for guns the more guns were sold to get them before the left made them too hard to get. All time record sales happened during those periods.
What a life it must be where you have to have a gun to protect your home, your family and yourself. Tell me about it, cause I've never known what that is like.
Nobody wants to tell me what it's like to HAVE to have a gun?
After reading the question, I'm trying to decide if my possession of firearms is needing one or wanting one.
Though needing one can arise at any ungiven time , wanting one, well that depends on the person and how they plan on using it.
Need is also subjective to both the individual and their location and situation , I would think.
If somebody is on your deck at night trying to get in you would know what it is like to HAVE to have a gun. Only happened once.
When seconds count 911 can get you help in minutes.
I guess it is somewhat of a necessity when one lives where crime is so plentiful.
Would you say some people would have thought it a nessesity on October 7th?
I would be willing to bet, after things started in a bad way, many wanted one in the case I'm thinking.
I scared him off. That was a long time ago and before I got my first Dobermans
So your belief is so strong that everyone must be armed,. Maybe where you are, but not where I am. Nobody needs a gun when nobody has a gun.
Would you rather have a gun and not need it or need a gun and not have it?
I will never again be where I would want or need a gun - so I have no reason to have a gun. Therefore I cannot answer your riddle - it's a conundrum YOU have to deal with, one I don't even have to think about.
That is good for you. I don't have to deal with it either. I wanted a gun and I bought one. I don't think about it unless I want to go target shooting or clean it. Funny how my wanting a gun seems to bother you alot more than it does me.
Maybe no one feels that they HAVE to have a gun.
Fire extinguishers, spare tires and extra keys are things like a gun that when you need them you really need them. Best to be prepared in case some problem you don't want to have to deal with happens. I really don't want to have to use any of those items, but I need them just in case.
We have the right to have a gun
The difference being; I’m not going to use any of those things as an enjoyable activity. No heading to the range to fire a fire extinguisher or roll a spare tire.
Shooting is a fun activity many just simply enjoy.
I know, oh the humanity.
Well I haven't said that's a belief of mine, you can think that, but it would be untrue and wrong.
About as true as the nobody needs a gun if no one has one at the end of your post.
The human species is most likely the most untrustworthy species on the planet, just doing away with guns will not change their violent nature or keep them from committing violent acts against another.
There are quite a few people , and a number of them on this very site i wouldnt trust with a sledgehammer and a watermelon , let alone a fire arm .
Good point , i do enjoy going to the range and simply finding out just how far away i can consistently hit a marked target within my own set parameters .
Current rifle , started out hitting where i could hit a 1/2 inch dot 8 out of 10 times all the time @ 300 yards . that distance is now 750 Yards , that is both an improvement and an achievement for some one my age , granted a lot of it has to do with my choice of optics i have chosen .
Sounds like you have found your Xanadu or Shangri-La , im happy for you , very few find that space . Some people live their whole lives and never achieve that .
RDCs question is not a riddle , it is simply a question of choice and what choice you would make if it ever came to pass, i would say you already answered the question to your own satisfaction for yourself .
Until you do
I used to be able to do that but the eyes and steadiness ain’t what it used to be. I’m a C.O.M shooter at 750 now. I won’t hit a silver dollar in a pocket but they ain’t going anywhere afterwards I promise you that
Hallelujah brother!
i attribute me being able to do it to optics and a decent shooting rest , and knowing my current capabilities, some things can be compensated for .
To a minimal amount that depends on why a gun is even wanted. Yes, if it's for sport that isn's such a bad thing, but the fact that the main reason people have guns is considered a necessity for defence purposes, is so sad that it is NEEDED for defence purposes.
You're in America and you are absolutely right, I'm sad to say.
I know that. I was my high school rifle marksman champion. But I would venture to suggest that most gun owners have them for defence, and it is so unfortunate that it HAS to be for defence.
I agree with your opinion that the human species can be violent, and I think it's proven pretty well everywhere, but if I'm going to be attacked, at least I have a chance of defending myself unless the attacker has a gun and doesn't have to be close to me to use it.
Must be your am there good morning.
Just googled how many hunting lics are sold in the US,last year available is 2020 @ 15.2 million.
I will grant that most are likely had for defense but also serve other purposes as well at the same time.
How many are multi purpose and multi functional in use no one can tell.
Yes I have, thank you. For myself perhaps, but that does not mean I don't fear for the safety of my son and his young family in Milwuakee.
So much I could say about that statement, about having some sort of chance.
About the only chance you would have , is to submit to their demands and hope they go away without harming you or another , or try to run away.
Personally I like more options open to me.
Your concern for family is understandable of course.
LOL I doubt there will be a change in present circumstances for the remaining few years of my life. There are absolutely no signs of it.
Thank you, and a good evening to you, Mark.
Defense is one use for some of the weapons I own. Not the main purpose. Not even close really.
Oh the humanity!
Then by all means don't buy it.
Right between the Morning after Pill and Condom vending machines
Next step: bump stocks in the arcade claw machines.
Cool!
Good time to get in on the ground floor.
Is THIS what we are supposed to be outraged about today?
The Democrats “oops” moment.
Maybe this is just a deflection from Biden and his mental health.
Or maybe it's a result of it...
You lie down with dogs you get up with fleas
As good a reason as anything else they have been coming up with
I have said ATF should be a convince store, this is the start of that
"The company states that its system ensures all transactions comply with federal and local regulations."
Non story
They have to freak out about something. This just happens to be the "shiny object" they chose.
Gonna put one beside every ballot box.
Democrats don't vote in person anyways; so they won't get triggered.
Don't want them hearing an opposing view or opinion. God forbid they have to face actual facts.
If they're selling ammo in vending machines, I wonder how long it will be before you can get a pistol that way.
In the future, scooter rentals will come with a loaded gun compartment you can unlock for an extra fee.
Scoot-by shootings might b a hit with the younger set here in our nation’s Capital District.
They’ll be known as drive by scootings.
Better than Amish drive bys , less noisy too
What was a meme and a joke 10-15 years ago on some of the firearms discussion sites I use to frequent , has become a reality.
And the joke is far older than that, was a member of a gun range that as a joke had an old time gum ball machine filled with .22 ammo, and that was 40 yrs ago.
Remembering what the discussion of what gun control advocates reactions would be , was spot on judging from what I see here.
Would be a helleva bargain that’s for sure.
Are they putting them in school cafeterias? Right under a poster of the 10 Commandments would be nice.
What is the problem with this?
Any legitimate complaints, or just irrational commentary?