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What warm, dark orifice did the 20 million figure come from, and how many of these were the birds that were aimed at?
They need to be made of nerf. So nobody gets hurt.
Yeah, they usually die when they're shot. Just another example of liberals making up numbers to push their agenda-prove it!
20 millions birds die from “lead poisoning”? Yeah, whatever.
Don’t be surprised to see the rogue EPA comply, though, especially around November 15th, if the Obamaster wins re-election.
IIRC, shotgun shot has been made of tin and antimony for years now, right?
If the Left wants to go after someone, let them go after the “carbon footprint” of the mansions of their favorite Entertainment, Music Industry and “news” heroes.
And what about the lead in the type and ink of the printed newspapers?
Where'd it come from in the first place?
and causes the death of 20 million birds each year from lead poisoning, said Jeff Miller
I don't believe they tested 20 million birds and came up with "cause of death: lead poisoning".
Equals .3 grams per square mile - an amount that can't be measured. Which also makes it meaningless. Really wish we could shut down the whole EPA scam so that slimes like these can't use the excuse of overstepping federal authority to impose restrictions on the people.
“...ammo by hunters puts about 3,000 pounds of lead into the environment annually..”
Isn’t that about equal to what’s fired directly straight up into the air (via AK47’s) at any Muzzie wedding or like ‘celebration’?
Thar sure would make life difficult for those of us who shoot black powder firearms, as we must use pure, soft lead for our patched round balls. Alloys are too hard to load.
Guess I will have to add lead to my list of things to stockpile.
It might be good to point out that lead is a substance that comes out of the ground. There is a road in my town named Lead Mine road. It’s up hill from a water supply that the deer, bear, coyotes, migratory birds and bobcats drink from. There are trout in that water as well. I suppose that’s okay since there are no guns involved.
Watched the “discussion” on Foxnews this morning and the guy supporting the ban on lead said he was a hunter and a Ducks Unlimited member, etc., etc., etc. He was off the wall, IMHO! Plus, Foxnews gave him a lot more time to spew his side of the story! Anti-gun New Yorkers...
I saw this coming in the ‘90s, which is why I cast my own. Lee and Lyman make nice cheap setups. Lead isn’t cheap anymore, but expensive is better than unavailable.
A solid ball of lead is NOT the same as unbound, free lead in solution. A solid ball of lead will remain a solid ball of lead for hundreds of years. Heck, in battlegrounds across the country, tourists are still finding lead balls used in battles fought during the civil war.
In nature, a lead pellet falls to the ground (usually marshlands) and sinks into the muck, and is eventually buried deep under the water - where it is, and remains chemically inert.
The same thing can be said for lead in leaded Glass - the lead is chemically bound to the Silicon Dioxide in the glass. It’s not a free to react ... it’s chemically bound. Unless you grind the glass into powder or melt it down - you aren’t going to get that lead back.
And what planet do Libtards think we mine lead, to bring back to earth?
Just wait, next the enviro-geeks will be demanding the U.S. Military ban lead in our soldiers weapons.
about 3,000 pounds of lead into the environment annually and causes the death of 20 million birds each year from lead poisoning, said Jeff Miller, a conservation advocate at one of the groups, the Center for Biological Diversity. Consumption of meat from animals that are shot with lead bullets also contributes unacceptable levels of the metal into people’s diets, Mr. Miller said in a phone interview...
Bullshite.
Unsubstantiated nonsense meant to scare the stupid...like Mr Miller, there....
Its an insulting pantload.
They have tried this crap before and gotten nowhere.
Where does lead come from?
The ground.
Where do bullets go that miss their target?
The ground.