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Just a data point here, an acquaintance of mine gave himself lead poisoning by visiting the shooting range too often for target practice. I think he wears a bre
by CodeWriter23 3y ago
Just a data point here, an acquaintance of mine gave himself lead poisoning by visiting the shooting range too often for target practice. I think he wears a breather when he goes now.
- 98codes 3y agoWow -- how often for how long were/are they going?
- CodeWriter23 3y agoI don’t know how much their exposure was but I’d estimate they are closer to the skinny edge of the bell curve.
- mrguyorama 3y agoMaybe they had especially bad practices, like never washed their hands, exclusively eats finger food after picking through their spent bullets and licks their fingers?
- GaryNumanVevo 3y agoLead dust settles everywhere, gets into your lungs, especially if it's an indoor range.
- bloaf 3y agoThere was a recent study which found child blood lead levels were higher in areas with high gun ownership after controlling for socioeconomics. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/higher-rates-of-firearm-licensure-linked-with-higher-blood-lead-levels-in-children/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/higher-rates-of-f...
- conception 3y agoThis is definitely one of the reasons Republicans have blocked funding for gun research.
- GaryNumanVevo 3y agoYep, also a reason why I refuse to take my children to an indoor range. Lead dust gets everywhere, I also keep separate set of shooting clothes which I wash outdoors to avoid contaminating my children's clothing.
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- Blackthorn 3y agoAnyone who recreationally shoots ought to be getting tested for lead as part of their yearly physical.