#Bullets are joining the list of merchandise peddled to consumers as they exit at a growing number of stores around the country.
Dallas-based start-up "American Rounds" rolled its first
automated retail ammo machine
into a Fresh Value grocery store in Pell City, Alabama, late in 2023,
selling various brands of rifle, shotgun and handgun ammo.
The company advertises its machines as a safer and more convenient way to buy ammo than at a large retail store or online.
But public health experts have questioned whether the company’s suicide prevention efforts are sufficient,
and elected officials in areas where machines were set up have worried that the easy availability of ammunition could lead to impulsive purchases by people who seek to do harm.
“If you’re in the ammunition space … you have a social responsibility to make things as safe as possible while maintaining the integrity of the Second Amendment,” American Rounds CEO Grant Magers told The Washington Post. “We wanted to accomplish both.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/12/15/ammunition-vending-machines-grocery-stores/