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The machines are distributed by the Texas-based American Rounds.
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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.
yup.
So. Their security cameras, that are literally everywhere in the store? they’re tied into all sorts of biometrics. Facial recognition, gate recognition.
They also get your name, address, etc, if you ever use a credit or debit card, and match it to that. Their system goes and dives and runs everything public about you, as well as they record everything you do, everything you buy, and build that into a dossier. Their loss prevention staff, get alerts about anyone they think needs to be watched.
pretty much all of the big box stores and other large retail chains are using these kinds of systems. hell, Some places have started using “smart” cameras to track how long you stare at the gossip rags while waiting to check out, or the candy as you walk by the candy aisle.
None of this would be very surprising to me but you got a source on this?
Could I bother you for some sauce?
ACLU
Naturally. Like Bruno, you don’t generally talk about your security arrangements. Most companies that install security cameras for commercial uses have their own AI system- or a relationship with a company that provides it. It can actually be extremely useful and not at all as awful as you imagine. Usually, it’s actually quite worse. one might even say nefarious.
in any case…
and it goes on.
if you scroll there’s a very clear message of “we don’t know, they’re not saying”. they asked 20 of the top retailers… most refused to answer. of the remainder that did answer… only one said ‘no’.
Remember, we don’t talk about Bruno. but maybe we should.
I might be misreading this, but it seems like the ACLU is saying it’s possible, but they don’t have any yard evidence.
Of course there’s no hard evidence.
You really think the people that have first hand knowledge are allowed to tell them? You think that Walmart or anyone else is going to admit to knowing your dick size?* (Or your partner’s as the case may be?)
All the people that responded back, only two gave a hard answer, and I’d be willing to bet that the one that said “no” probably weaseled it with something like “we do not do facial recognition for security reasons” or whatever if they’re doing it for “marketing” or “improving shopper experience” or whatever.
And what they’re doing isn’t illegal (and they’ve lobbied governments across the world to ensure that,) so they simply don’t have to answer.
Of course there’s no hard evidence. But there’s plenty of soft evidence. Like how the fuck do you think they’re going to pop personalized adds in store if they don’t know who you are and what you’re doing?
“But they don’t know my dicksize! You’re just being alarmist!”…. You ever buy condoms?
You confidently.stated things as fact without hard evidence.
Noted.
“hard” evidence.
you’re sealioning. I’ve already dropped plenty of good evidence. You’re welcome to drop any evidence you have, at all, that they’re not. including the ACLU, and several other sources.
I’ll wait.
You’re wrong if you think you’re entire life isn’t already in Walmart’s database, though. Or any other major retailer. or minor retailer. Or the data brokers that are buying and selling from everybody. Welcome to 2024.
I wouldn’t call conjecture “good evidence” under any circumstances.
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.
In NY, they have a background check for ammo now
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.