Editing Vending machine (section)

===Ammunition vending machine===
In 2024, a company called American Rounds began operating vending machines that sell firearm [[ammunition]] in grocery stores in the U.S. states of Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado. The machines use age-verification technology and facial recognition technology to make sure that buyers are at least 21 years old.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Carby |first1=Anissa |last2=Shukla |first2=Navya |date=13 July 2024 |title=Company debuts vending machines selling ammunition in 3 Southern states |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/12/us/vending-machines-ammunition-alabama-texas-oklahoma/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714074550/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/12/us/vending-machines-ammunition-alabama-texas-oklahoma/index.html |archive-date=14 July 2024 |access-date=23 February 2025 |work=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref name=CPR100724>{{Cite news |date=July 10, 2024 |title=A Colorado grocery store will soon have its own ammo vending machine |url=https://www.cpr.org/2024/07/10/vending-machine-selling-ammunition-will-be-installed-in-colorado/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710172358/https://www.cpr.org/2024/07/10/vending-machine-selling-ammunition-will-be-installed-in-colorado/ |archive-date=10 July 2024 |access-date=23 February 2025 |work=[[Colorado Public Radio]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Another company, called Master Ammo, operates similar machines that lack age-verification systems in gun clubs and [[gun ranges]] that have age requirements for entering.<ref name=CPR100724></ref>