EPA Denies Ammo Ban Petition

[strife]

Well this is a pleasant surprise!

Friday, August 27, 2010

Responding to a grassroots outcry from gun owners, the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has denied a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and other radical groups that had sought to ban the use of lead in ammunition.

Agreeing with the position of the NRA and the firearms industry, the agency explained in a news release that it “does not have the legal authority to regulate this type of product under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).” Further crushing the hopes of anti-gun and anti-hunting activists, the release added: “nor is the agency seeking such authority.”

“It’s outrageous that this petition even went this far,” said Chris W. Cox, NRA-ILA Executive Director. “We applaud the EPA for its understanding of the law and its common sense in this situation -- both of which were totally missing in the petition filed by these extreme anti-gun and anti-hunting groups.”

Because the EPA has no power to regulate ammunition, it will not move ahead with a public comment period on the petition. However, a comment period will remain open until September 15 on the other part of the petition, which asks EPA to ban the use of lead in fishing sinkers.

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[SkinsFanLarry]

....after I coat mine in teflon you would never know they were made of lead!

 

[strife]

....after I coat mine in teflon you would never know they were made of lead!

:grin: Lol, I heard that Baconaise makes a great coating as well!!

 

[CAJoe]

Im glad the EPA decided this way. Unfortunately in California we cannot hunt waterfowl with lead shotgun shells, it must be steel, bismuth, or tungsten. Also in certain areas to hunt larger game it must be done with steel because the activists claim that the condors eat game that had been shot with lead and get poisoned. This makes the ammunition cost a lot more and be a lot less effective thereby injuring animals but not killing them. It makes it harder for the middle class to afford hunting. If they cannot take away the guns they will take away the ammo.

 

[smokem94]

Lead shot ban for waterfowl is a federal law I believe.

I think the NRA threatned the EPA with a lawsuit if they even thought about getting involved and with the current supreme court make up.....no chance. Give it time though....we are only two justice appointments away from total socialism !!!

 

[itallushrt]

Lead shot ban for waterfowl is a federal law I believe.

Yes, it is and has been since 1991. While I understand the basis to a degree I think the studies back then failed to take into account the number of pesticides that were still in use at the time. Those pesticides killed a lot more raptors and other birds than all the lead in the world.