Supermarkets in gun-friendly red states are now selling ammunition out of vending machines that use artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology to verify the buyers are of legal age.
The process is not quite as simple as paying for a soda or a candy bar, but American Rounds vending machines do adhere to the lone federal law requiring purchasers of ammunition to be at least of legal age, Gizmodo reported.
"Our smart retail automated ammo dispensers have built-in AI technology, card scanning capability and facial recognition software," American Rounds website reads, hailing "ammo sales like you've never seen before." "Each piece of software works together to verify the person using the machine matches the identification scanned."
There are at least six locations in Oklahoma and Alabama using the AI-powered vending machines to sell ammo, Cleveland.com reported.
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