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Back-door ban

GoatroperGoatroper Member Posts: 251 ✭✭✭
edited September 2010 in Gun Rights and Constitutional Law
First I've heard of this, but I'm guessing the NSSF has the straight dope. It appears this administration will take the back-door approach to do what it fears doing openly.

http://www.nssfblog.com/epa-considering-ban-on-traditional-ammunition-take-action-now/
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  • wpagewpage Member Posts: 10,201 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They did something similar with lead shot regarding waterfoul hunting.
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  • GoatroperGoatroper Member Posts: 251 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Voices heard:

    http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/the-truth-vs-myths-about-the-lead-shot-ban

    And now:

    EPA Denies Ammo Ban Petition

    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.

    Be sure to watch for more coverage of this important victory in next week's Grassroots Alert and in NRA's magazines.

    From: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=6010

    (H/T to sohmdaddy on WTA for finding this.)
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  • djh860djh860 Member Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    the lead shot ban was based on BS science.

    BTW
    how many wounded ducks die from steel shot?

    Lead dropped them like a rock. With steel a puff of feathers and off they go.
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