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EPA Surrenders to NRA on Gun Control Issue
US News & World Report ^ | 27 August 2010 | Paul Bedard

Posted on 08/27/2010 6:26:49 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi

In a swift and unexpected decision, the Environmental Protection Agency today rejected a petition from environmental groups to ban the use of lead in bullets and shotgun shells, claiming it doesn't have jurisdiction to weigh on the controversial Second Amendment issue. The decision came just hours after the Drudge Report posted stories from Washington Whispers and the Weekly Standard about how gun groups were fighting the lead bullet ban.

The EPA had planned to solicit public responses to the petition for two months, but this afternoon issued a statement rejecting a 100-page request from the Center for Biological Diversity, the American Bird Conservancy, and three other groups for a ban on lead bullets, shot, and fishing sinkers. The agency is still considering what to do about sinkers.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; ammo; banglist; bullets; donttreadonme; epa; lead; leadbulletban; secondamendment; shallnotbeinfringed
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To: ronnie raygun

Defund the EPA


41 posted on 08/27/2010 8:49:06 PM PDT by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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To: Psalm 144

They can have all my lead. I will gladly give it to them one shot at a time.


42 posted on 08/27/2010 8:51:07 PM PDT by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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To: Erik Latranyi
The agency is still considering what to do about sinkers.

Those will work just fine outta my smokepole. Not very accurate, so those boys need to step a bit closer.

43 posted on 08/27/2010 9:00:57 PM PDT by 50cal Smokepole (Effective gun control involves effective recoil management)
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To: Steve Van Doorn

Quite simple, really. Think November 2 and getting Democrats re-elected.


44 posted on 08/27/2010 9:11:02 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: omega4179

It’s election season.

Don’t piss off the gun nut / eager voters anymore than they have to.

Us gun nuts are easy to rile and vote.


45 posted on 08/27/2010 9:18:46 PM PDT by kennyboy509 (Ha! I kill me!)
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To: Steve Van Doorn
Something isn't right. The EPA website does NOT say it denied the petition.

http://www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest/pubs/petitions.html

Something is fishy...

46 posted on 08/27/2010 9:48:02 PM PDT by chaos_5
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To: Erik Latranyi

As my wife would say, the White House Marxists want to incite civil unrest in order to use force to put it down as a warning!


47 posted on 08/27/2010 9:50:07 PM PDT by Stayfree (god help u)
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To: Erik Latranyi

As my wife would say, the White House Marxists want to incite civil unrest in order to use force to put it down as a warning!


48 posted on 08/27/2010 9:50:18 PM PDT by Stayfree (god help u)
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To: screaminsunshine

The EPA is definitely on our hit parade for government elimination!


49 posted on 08/27/2010 9:52:14 PM PDT by Stayfree (god help u)
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To: ronnie raygun

Ban the EPA , join the NRA !

I’m sure the local NRA naysayers aren’t too pleased with this .We will hear how it was the GOA that did this ...in 3..2..1


50 posted on 08/27/2010 10:32:03 PM PDT by Neu Pragmatist (Please support Michelle Bachmann, we need her ! Donate directly and to the NRCC)
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To: Ouderkirk
I can see the fishing sinkers, and maybe there is a better alternative to lead.

As far as projectiles, lead is the proper metal such purposes.

NO! Don't give them an inch. Stand united. Hunters, fisherman, whatever. Piss be upon them.

Kit.

51 posted on 08/27/2010 11:10:32 PM PDT by KitJ (Shall Not Be Infringed)
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To: neverdem

>> I enjoy reading all the paranoid comments when it’s the rats who are paranoid.

Guns for D but not for thee.


52 posted on 08/27/2010 11:52:45 PM PDT by Gene Eric
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To: John Semmens

(( ping ))

See what I mean?


53 posted on 08/27/2010 11:55:21 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Erik Latranyi

This isn’t over. After the Republicans retake the house and senate we need to read them the riot act to defund the EPA or limit their role to an advisory, not a regulatory. I know I am pissing up a rope, but we still need to beat on our Republican representatives over this.


54 posted on 08/28/2010 2:43:39 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free ("I am pessimistic and fighting become despairing," Thomas Sowell to Walter Williams, 8-24-10.)
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To: GunsAndBibles

Gay penguins! Classic. Lol. You owe me a new keyboard!


55 posted on 08/28/2010 2:44:51 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free ("I am pessimistic and fighting become despairing," Thomas Sowell to Walter Williams, 8-24-10.)
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To: bereanway

I do not expect the government to ban ammunition. I expect the government to tax it out of reach of the middle class. They will start with “sin taxes” like on cigarettes and liquor and before you know it every round will carry a $2 federal tax.

It will be up to SCOTUS if this is considered a 2A infringement. If not, then they will simply tax ammunition so every box of 9mm carries a $20 tax, or $50, or whatever it takes so that only the upper class can afford to shoot regularly.


56 posted on 08/28/2010 2:48:22 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free ("I am pessimistic and fighting become despairing," Thomas Sowell to Walter Williams, 8-24-10.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

So, is EPA changing strategy here? Ban lead fishing sinkers first. With that as precedent, it will be easier to ban lead firearms ammunition since “see, we are just being consistent”.

Is this there strategy?


57 posted on 08/28/2010 2:52:09 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free ("I am pessimistic and fighting become despairing," Thomas Sowell to Walter Williams, 8-24-10.)
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To: gwilhelm56
They got CAUGHT so they Cancelling the BAN til they can HIDE IT BETTER

It will probably be tucked in at about page 1452 of the next 2500+ page bill.

58 posted on 08/28/2010 2:53:48 AM PDT by Pusterfuss (Psalm 109:8)
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To: Erik Latranyi

TOTAL MILITARY VICTORY over the highly politicized EPA!


59 posted on 08/28/2010 4:35:37 AM PDT by 2harddrive
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To: Ouderkirk
"...I can see the fishing sinkers, and maybe there is a better alternative to lead......"

I dunno...there aren't too many metals with the molecular weight and density of lead except uranium and others near it on the atomic chart.

Lead is the most practical for a variety of reasons (weight, relative cost, etc)

60 posted on 08/28/2010 6:04:38 AM PDT by Victor (If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
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