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AI-Powered Ammo Vending Machine Selling Bullets at Tuscaloosa Grocery Store (tuscaloosathread.com)
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Edit: Following up on this, the vending machine was removed due to lack of sales.

https://wcyb.com/news/nation-world/grocery-store-in-alabama-removes-ammo-vending-machine-ammunition-guns-weapons-firearms-tuscaloosa-american-rounds-pell-city-grant-majors-ceo-fresh-value-360-facial-recognition-security-measures

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[-] seathru 33 points 4 months ago

We scan a driver's license and take 360 facial recognition for the purchase and match it to the ID."

So the same ones to screech "Federal firearms registry is against the constitution!" Are just fine with giving way their biometric data for some overpriced ammo?

No thanks, I'll pay cash at the local farm store.

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