Bullets in vending machines: That’s a trend Kentucky lawmakers should not follow Kentucky Lantern
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As if we needed more examples of our entrenched gun culture, here’s the latest: Bullets, sold through vending machines — in grocery stores.
The distributor, American Rounds, has recently began installing such machines in a few stores in Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma. Customer ID is scanned using facial-recognition software. Yet, there are no checks into criminal, mental-health or domestic-violence backgrounds.