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Bird-lovers have pushed an anti-lead agenda (for hunting) for decades and have been highly successful. They continue to make inroads into banning use of lead en

Bird-lovers have pushed an anti-lead agenda (for hunting) for decades and have been highly successful. They continue to make inroads into banning use of lead entirely: "Bald eagles across the United States are dying from lead poisoning": https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/16/us/bald-eagles-dying-lead-poisoning-trnd/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/16/us/bald-eagles-dying-lead... "CALIFORNIA'S LEAD AMMO BAN IN EFFECT JULY 1[2019]": https://www.gohunt.com/read/news/californias-lead-ammo-ban-in-effect-july-first https://www.gohunt.com/read/news/californias-lead-ammo-ban-i... I think most of this is anti-gun lobbying. When people are reduced to stoning wild ducks and spearing deer then anti-gunners will ask Congress to ban sticks and stones.

devb 6y ago
What a hyperbolic reply. We just want them to use steel shot. It's really not a big deal.
- JoeAltmaier 6y ago
  ...says somebody who doesn't shoot. Its a big deal. Steel shot isn't just about being a different metal. Its about a quarter of the specific gravity. A quarter of the momentum. You shoot steel from the same barrel as lead, it's a quite different effect. Range, drop, spread are all different, and lesser.
  - devb 6y ago
    That convenience is worth the terrible environmental impact to you?
    - JoeAltmaier 6y ago
      The environmental impact has not been measured in a meaningful way. Its hyperbole so far. And its not convenience; its a necessity for many.
      - devb 6y ago
        Buy a bow. Guns are for lazy people