Link to comment towards EPA on petition banning lead ammo

[quietman]

http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/ ... 6480b3974b

EPA has opened the petition for banning lead ammo to public comment. This petition would ban all lead ammo, even for target. For starters, you can kiss your bullet molds goodbye if this goes through. Even 22 ammo will become expensive.

MAKE SURE YOU COMMENT. The environmental activists will be sending their members there to comment. If we don't, we'll lose this one. If you think this is a hassle, you'll get what you deserve

If you think this doesn't stand a chance, you better look into the record of the EPA head who is an avowed anti-hunting politician.

You can ignore the information boxes asking for organization name and info and simply fill in your comments. That's the only required box

Things to keep in mind.

1. BE CIVIL

2. If you have facts, use them

3. Don't go off accusing the EPA head of being a socialist, anti freedom, anti-gun bureaucrat. The fact that she is one is irrelevant and your comments will be filed in the whacko category.

Facts you can quote are in these links:
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/state ... wsID=12303
http://forum.gundigestmagazine.com/tm.aspx?m=210

Many of the petitioners are relying on a North Dakota study that said lead levels were higher in people eating animals killed with lead bullets.

There are 2 flaws in this study. From the first link:
1. In fact, in their study in North Dakota, they found that the average lead levels in hunters tested was actually less than the average American.

2. The ND study did not take into account whether the people were casting their own bullets and reloading without taking proper precautions. Someone casting bullets and reloading prior to hunting season would shift the results and make it seem eating venison was the issue. This was a flawed study.

[Catshooter]

Excellentpost quietman. I posted a comment as per your excellent guidelines. Thanks.


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[pokey]

Excellentpost quietman. I posted a comment as per your excellent guidelines. Thanks.


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me too.

[Chuck 100 yd]

Done .... Did they try this a couple years ago??

[Jason_W]

It's already been dismissed by the EPA.