Posted on 08/01/2023 4:38:31 AM PDT by V_TWIN
If one only gave the announcement a quick glance, a person might think recent news from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) was actually a plus for America’s hunters and anglers. After all, the release’s title reads, “U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Promotes Public Access to Hunting and Fishing.”
The very first paragraph states: “Continuing the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to increase recreational access on public lands, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today 48 new distinct hunting opportunities on approximately 3,000 acres nationwide in the National Wildlife Refuge System.” Good news, huh?
Things get problematic, though, once a reader gets to paragraph five. This is where the USFWS informs readers that there is also a proposed rule change at work “to phase out lead ammunition and tackle at eight national wildlife refuges.” The announcement explains, “The best available science, analyzed as part of this rulemaking, demonstrates that lead ammunition and tackle have negative impacts on both human health and wildlife, and those impacts are more acute for some species … ”
Oh, and those 3,000 acres of newly opened land to hunting and fishing access? Those are to be “lead-free” acres.
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Great. So now all the serial killers will know that all campers, tourists and hikers are unarmed.
Nah. Just the hunters
Can ANYONE point out these ‘public\Federal lands’??
Seems my copy of the Const. is a bit out of date, only referencing the sq. miles that is D.C., forts & postal roads & such.
Hey, spent Uranium is pretty heavy. There’s probably no problem with using that as ammo. /s
Well now hunters will have to rely on hardened steel and tungsten shot.
OH WAIT! Those are what makes up COP KILLER BULLETS! and must be also banned!
Biden never understood the meaning when he was told to get the lead out.
Ever bite into a stainless steel shot beed from a pheasant? Not good.
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