TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBMA) — An Alabama grocery retailer has eliminated a merchandising machine after the legality of the machine was questioned throughout a pre-council assembly.The merchandising machine does not promote drinks, snacks or toys however one thing very totally different.”I bought some calls about ammunition being bought in grocery shops, merchandising machines, the merchandising machines,” Councilman Kip Tyner mentioned throughout the assembly on Tuesday. “Is that? I imply, I believed it was a Lie. I believed it was a joke – but it surely’s not.”The merchandising machine is made by American Rounds. The corporate posted a video on YouTube displaying the set up of one of many merchandising machines in Pell Metropolis.The video exhibits ammo being delivered, loaded into the machine and the safety measures in place to make sure the customer is 21 or older.The CEO the corporate, Grant Majors, mentioned within the video that it is a approach to increase entry to ammunition in a secure method.”Now we have a really safe automated retail machine. We’re in a position to age confirm, we scan a driver’s license after which we take a 360 scan for facial recognition for the acquisition and matches to the ID. So, the machines actually present a chance for secure, reasonably priced, and obtainable ammunition gross sales.”As for the Tuscaloosa grocery retailer, a supervisor for Contemporary Worth mentioned the shop eliminated the machine on July 3 due to a scarcity of gross sales.