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  'Thought It Was a Joke': Bullets Now For Sale in Vending Machines in 3 GOP-Led States "In a country awash in guns and ammo, where guns are the leading cause of deaths for kids, we don't need to further normalize the sale and promotion of these products," an expert said. A Texas-based company has developed vending machines that sell bullets and installed them at a handful of grocery stores in Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama, with plans for expansion into other states, according to news reports this week. The machines, produced by American Rounds, based in the Dallas area, use artificial intelligence to verify the age of buyers, who must be 21 to purchase the shotgun, rifle, and handgun bullets on offer. There are few federal regulations on the sale of ammunition, and only a small number of states have their own tougher laws. The vending machines are "likely to stoke controversy,"  Newsweek  reported , while  Gizmodo  called  their spread a "questionab...