Post by MarkKw on Feb 4, 2005 8:11:13 GMT -5
This is not off topic and has been brought up yet again and is something everyone here needs to get involved with. There is already a lead shot ban in effect and the same liars that forced this on us are now trying to take away all lead use in all firearms. Think your primative is exempt? Think again because primative ML's were referenced by the Sierra Club in their last lie fest with the EPA. I don't recall the quote exactly but it was something to effect of "revolvers, pistols and primative muzzleloaders shoot all lead bullets and are more of a concern than other weapons that shoot full or almost full jacketed ammunition." Still think no one cares about ML's?
Science does not support the lead ban yet real science is being dismissed in favor of junk science. Dang near everyone has a motor vehicle and in that vehicle is a battery. The battery is made with lead (Pb) and acid. Lead is used because the acid does not destroy it. The same thing happens in the environment. Lead in its solid form as in bullet, ball or shot, will corrode very slightly on the outside and this corrosion layer become a sealant much like a varnish that prevent further corrosion. In effect, lead corrodes much like aluminum, quick surface layer and stops.
There was just another article published in the Shotgun News sighting yet one more study of old shooting ranges that supports all the other studies done on old shooting ranges that shows no ill affects of lead on the soil, surface and ground water. The claims of birds dying of lead poisoning which brought on the lead shot ban was and still is complete BS. There is no real science that can support the claims of lead poisoning in birds or animals from metalic lead IE: shot, bullets, wheel weights, ect.
The lead scare is now being used in place of the assault weapons scare to take away your hunting/shooting rights. An internal Handgun Control Inc (HCI) memo directly instructed their field reps to tell people that lead in their drinking water is coming from bullets. These extremist groups have failed to confiscate your guns so they are now using the evironmental band wagon to take away the ammo or make it so costly that you cannot afford it.
The mindset of "I got my stash and they'll never catch me...or, I'm too old to care." is not doign a dang bit of good for the younger generations. We all need to stick together and protect our rights and the rights of our children and grand children. What's your excuse for not taking 20 or 30 minutes and writing a few letters to your elected representatives and explain to them why lead from ammo is not a problem and for that matter why guns do not create crime. Migratory bird hunters have already lost their rights to use lead shot. Many ML's have lost thier rights to use rifles for hunting because they were included in the highpower rifle bans. How long before you loose your rights? How long before the EPA is digging up your range or mandating you install multi-million dollar bullet traps?
Ignoring the problem will not make it go away. Making enough noise and rattling enough cages demanding "real scientific proof" is the only way to shut down the BS blowers!
Science does not support the lead ban yet real science is being dismissed in favor of junk science. Dang near everyone has a motor vehicle and in that vehicle is a battery. The battery is made with lead (Pb) and acid. Lead is used because the acid does not destroy it. The same thing happens in the environment. Lead in its solid form as in bullet, ball or shot, will corrode very slightly on the outside and this corrosion layer become a sealant much like a varnish that prevent further corrosion. In effect, lead corrodes much like aluminum, quick surface layer and stops.
There was just another article published in the Shotgun News sighting yet one more study of old shooting ranges that supports all the other studies done on old shooting ranges that shows no ill affects of lead on the soil, surface and ground water. The claims of birds dying of lead poisoning which brought on the lead shot ban was and still is complete BS. There is no real science that can support the claims of lead poisoning in birds or animals from metalic lead IE: shot, bullets, wheel weights, ect.
The lead scare is now being used in place of the assault weapons scare to take away your hunting/shooting rights. An internal Handgun Control Inc (HCI) memo directly instructed their field reps to tell people that lead in their drinking water is coming from bullets. These extremist groups have failed to confiscate your guns so they are now using the evironmental band wagon to take away the ammo or make it so costly that you cannot afford it.
The mindset of "I got my stash and they'll never catch me...or, I'm too old to care." is not doign a dang bit of good for the younger generations. We all need to stick together and protect our rights and the rights of our children and grand children. What's your excuse for not taking 20 or 30 minutes and writing a few letters to your elected representatives and explain to them why lead from ammo is not a problem and for that matter why guns do not create crime. Migratory bird hunters have already lost their rights to use lead shot. Many ML's have lost thier rights to use rifles for hunting because they were included in the highpower rifle bans. How long before you loose your rights? How long before the EPA is digging up your range or mandating you install multi-million dollar bullet traps?
Ignoring the problem will not make it go away. Making enough noise and rattling enough cages demanding "real scientific proof" is the only way to shut down the BS blowers!
