The sale of bullets from vending machines in grocery stores is a dangerous escalation in the normalization of gun culture in America. This issue demands immediate action, and we need your voice.

A Texas-based company has begun placing computerized vending machines that sell ammunition in grocery stores across Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas.

With these machines, you can now pick up a gallon of milk, a dozen eggs, and a box of bullets all in one trip. While the company insists that their age-verification technology makes these transactions safe, the potential for increased gun violence is alarming.

Why this matters today:

• Increased Access: Easy access to ammunition in everyday settings increases the risk of impulsive violence.

• Public Safety: Gun violence already claimed 33 lives on Independence Day alone. More bullets on the streets mean more potential for tragedy.

• Community Impact: These machines normalize the sale of dangerous weapons in family-friendly environments like grocery stores.

Every signature brings us closer to ensuring our communities are safer. Let’s come together to demand a ban on ammunition vending machines in grocery stores and protect our communities from the threat of gun violence