Support the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012

[David2012]

Re-post from the Cheaper Than Dirt Shooter's Log.

[h=3]November 14, 2012[/h]Support the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 - Call or Email Today!

by Dave Dolbee


The Vote is Set for Late This Week, Call Your U.S. Senators U.S. Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121


Great news, but we are not finished yet. By an overwhelming 92-5 vote, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed an important procedural motion that will allow senators to vote on the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 (S.3525) currently scheduled for this Thursday, but that could slip to Friday.

Thanks to everyone who called and emailed your senators to help make this upcoming vote possible. Now we need all hunters, target shooters and firearms owners to keep the pressure on. Call your senators again and urge them to vote YES on the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 (S.3525), the most important package of measures for the benefit of sportsmen in a generation.
While we believe phone calls are most effective at this late stage in the process, you may also send a quick e-mail using the link provided on this page. In either case, your involvement will take only minutes. If this is your first opportunity to weigh in, the timing could not be better. Act today!
This historic legislation includes the firearms industry’s top legislative priority, the Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act (S.838) that would clarify that ammunition is excluded from regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
Anti-hunting groups led by the Center for Biological Diversity are suing the EPA to force a ban on traditional ammunition made with lead components that would devastate hunting and shooting sports participation, drive up ammunition prices by almost 200 percent on average and dry up conservation funding.

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[TwoForFlinching]

I'm ok with lead-less ammo. I'm a hunter, therefor I care for the environment.

 

[dwkennedy]

I'm ok with lead-less ammo. I'm a hunter, therefor I care for the environment.

EPA might extend a ban on lead ammo far beyond hunting and fishing areas. I think the wildlife department already has regulations against lead shot in areas where it makes a difference.

 

[TwoForFlinching]

EPA might extend a ban on lead ammo far beyond hunting and fishing areas. I think the wildlife department already has regulations against lead shot in areas where it makes a difference.

It seems a little understandable given that the lead shot can be eaten, and end up poisoning the game. The real benefit to lead seems to be cost, as there are alloys out there that react similar to lead on impact. Lead is bad, mkay. I know it would drive prices up on ammo, but I would hate to see indoor ranges be forced to adopt such a policy as they recycle lead now.

 

[David2012]

Solid lead from bullets & shotgun pellets does not leach into the environment. It is no different than a piece of gravel laying in the dirt. This old wives tale about it being toxic to the environment is simply a liberal ploy to tax bullets and control guns. The odds of game [animal or fowl] finding & then eating lead in the wild and it poisoning them is so remote... that the odds would be astronomical. You can take a lead fishing weight or tire weight.. drop it into a glass of water and let it set for a week and then safely drink the water... it doesn't leach into the water in solid form.. only in powdered form. Kids got poisoned from lead paint by eating it.. not just being around it.