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Worth a shot: Former Pennsylvania police officer's vending machines sell ammo
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All it's going to take here is for the BATF to bring in an 18 year old and have him buy pistol rounds...

PBratton wrote:All it's going to take here is for the BATF to bring in an 18 year old and have him buy pistol rounds...

He is putting the machines in a local gun club which makes total sense. This would allow club members to buy ammo without the need to have extra staff. Since I imagine one must be either a club member of their guest it shouldn't be to hard to monitor who uses the machine. Somehow I don't think trespassing to buy ammo would make for a good case. It also would be technically possible to tie in a age verification system that would require a DL swipe to buy ammo. They make machines that check age for bars and all but a couple of states had readable mag strips back when I was using them.

I see 22LR is sold out...

EEllis wrote:

PBratton wrote:All it's going to take here is for the BATF to bring in an 18 year old and have him buy pistol rounds...

He is putting the machines in a local gun club which makes total sense. This would allow club members to buy ammo without the need to have extra staff. Since I imagine one must be either a club member of their guest it shouldn't be to hard to monitor who uses the machine. Somehow I don't think trespassing to buy ammo would make for a good case. It also would be technically possible to tie in a age verification system that would require a DL swipe to buy ammo. They make machines that check age for bars and all but a couple of states had readable mag strips back when I was using them.

All I'm saying is that I think he is on shaky ground.

Great idea, good implementation, not quite a mature product yet. Hope he has a good legal fund.

PBratton wrote:All it's going to take here is for the BATF to bring in an 18 year old and have him buy pistol rounds...

Make it debit/credit card operated, maybe? On the other hand I can remember being under 21 and buying .22 ammo at Walmart and simply being asked if it was for a pistol or rifle. If the machine has a warning label on it then wouldn't that serve the same purpose?

CoffeeNut wrote:

PBratton wrote:All it's going to take here is for the BATF to bring in an 18 year old and have him buy pistol rounds...

Make it debit/credit card operated, maybe? On the other hand I can remember being under 21 and buying .22 ammo at Walmart and simply being asked if it was for a pistol or rifle. If the machine has a warning label on it then wouldn't that serve the same purpose?

Since it is in a facility where one must be a member and is not open to the public as long as the club has certain rules in effect I think they are in good shape.

How about those that think this is a good idea offer to invest and help finance this opportunity.

I don't see it flying very long, high or far.

What do the bags of bullets hit after they fall to the bottom. It may not hurt them, but I try not to drop my ammo boxes. I guess that typically only hurts the box.

PBratton wrote:All it's going to take here is for the BATF to bring in an 18 year old and have him buy pistol rounds...

Not if the vending machine is marked "Rifle Ammunition".....

It's only illegal for an FFL to sell pistol ammo to someone under 21. It's not illegal for a non-licensee to do so.

MechAg94 wrote:What do the bags of bullets hit after they fall to the bottom. It may not hurt them, but I try not to drop my ammo boxes. I guess that typically only hurts the box.

Typically vending machines similar to this have pads on the bottom to soften the fall. To me it wouldn't be something I worried about. Much less than a fall to the floor from a shelf in a store.

I used to know a place that sold beer in vending machines. This sounds like a similar gray area. I wish him luck but I wouldn't get involved as a partner or investor.