Senators want investigation of AI-enabled ammo vending machines
Senators want investigation of AI-enabled ammo vending machines
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Senators want investigation of AI-enabled ammo vending machines
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/21328111
The machines are distributed by the Texas-based American Rounds.
This is so dumb it beggars belief. Yes, prohibited people are not allowed to buy ammo. However, anyone can go anywhere and buy ammo with nothing more than an ID, and that's only an age check. Do these senators think Walmart is running a background check on me when I pick up a box of 12-gauge?!
Saw an amusing video showcasing the ammo cops had confiscated from gangbangers. These guys often had 3-4 different types of ammo in the same magazine. If they can't afford to visit Academy for a box of 20, they sure can't afford vending machine prices.
Wrong hill to fight on you idiots.
Well.
Walmart kinda does do a background check on you, yes. They have an entire biometric dossier, too.
They don’t care if you’re buying ammo illegally, though. But they are running background checks on everyone coming into their stores. Have been for a while.
Wait what? Background checks on everyone that goes in a Walmart?? That’s an insanely large number of people.
Could I bother you for some sauce?
Different calibers or different tips?
People have pet theories about the best order of rounds for self defence and stuff.
I bet you're right it's just whatever they found but different calibers would surprise me
Yeah, putting different rounds in a magazine isn't that weird. It's particularly useful if you are using tracers, to notify you when the end of the magazine is coming up for example, and to only have a tracer every few rounds. Even without that, there are reasons someone might have for mixing rounds in a magazine. Obviously, like you said, same caliber is how this is done. If it's alternating calibers then that's not great.
They’re playing dumb because they want to start doing background checks on ammo purchases.
Depends on the state. The senators in question are both from Massachusetts, where you are required to have a license to purchase a firearm, and, presumably, ammunition as well. I know that Illinois requires a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) for any gun or ammunition purchase.
I don't think I'd even get carded in my state; I'm clearly old enough.
In NY, they have a background check for ammo now