So, I mentioned this in passing last week but I didn't save the link to the small local newspaper in Ohio talking about it, so I wasn't able to adequately provide citations to those of you in my mentions doubting that we're really selling ammo out of vending machines in the United States.
Turns out, AP realized "wait, that's a story" so now I can:
https://apnews.com/article/ammunition-vending-machines-ddb2e507213cda8ef46da0d8146253ae
Again, this plotline would be rejected in a dystopian cyberpunk novel as "too on the nose to be believable."