No one who's replied so far has even read the article.
A recent report from the National Academy of Sciences found that OSHA lead exposure standards are too lax to protect military firing range employees.
How can firing range workers reduce their exposure? The most direct solution is switching to lead-free ammunition or at least jacketed bullets, which have a lead core covered with a coating made of copper or nylon. Lead has been traditionally favored because of its density, but the military has since developed lead-free ammunition that reportedly works just as well.
I'm sure there is some risk in lead-core bullets to operators; life is inherently risky after all. But since the military has phased out tungsten core bullets for other safety reasons, and neither steel core or all-copper bullets are likely to be adopted anytime soon, we'll continue to deal with the "risks" of lead core ammunition.
You also have to consider the impact of lead ammunition used by hunters on wildlife. Bullets will shatter through a deer on impact and so the meat that a hunter eats often is filled with lead. But beyond that, birds and other wildlife might accidentally eat a lead pellet and die that way.
I'd also presume that shotguns are worse because of their multitude of tiny shells.
It's completely unnecessary too. A copper or steel bullet used for hunting and sports would be slightly more expensive, but even if we're talking like double or triple the price of a lead round that's like a buck or two.
You also have to consider the impact of lead ammunition used by hunters on wildlife. Bullets will shatter through a deer on impact and so the meat that a hunter eats often is filled with lead. But beyond that, birds and other wildlife might accidentally eat a lead pellet and die that way.
I'd also presume that shotguns are worse because of their multitude of tiny shells.
It's completely unnecessary too. A copper or steel bullet used for hunting and sports would be slightly more expensive, but even if we're talking like double or triple the price of a lead round that's like a buck or two.
I'm sure there is some risk in lead-core bullets to operators; life is inherently risky after all. But since the military has phased out tungsten core bullets for other safety reasons, and neither steel core or all-copper bullets are likely to be adopted anytime soon, we'll continue to deal with the "risks" of lead core ammunition.
It's clear to me now that you don't know what you are talking about in regards to hunting and ballistics.
No one hunts big game with varmint loads, and I think lead shot for waterfowl has been illegal for some time. I've never met a single hunter who uses lead shot for anything other than clay or pests like squirrels.
Just stop. You sound like a Congressman who thinks he's an authority on violent video games because he played Pong and Space Invaders back in the 80s.
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/01/lead-shooting-ranges-osha
That probably explains the aggression, impulsivity, and paranoia that so many gun nuts exhibit. They're breathing in lead vapor everytime they fire the weapon.
Obviously no one hunts deer with shotguns, but the typical rifle shot used to kill deer often has a lead core.
And yet to date there have been no reported cases of illness related to lead consumption in game.hunters have 50% more lead in their system after eating deer they kill
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/01/lead-shooting-ranges-osha
That probably explains the aggression, impulsivity, and paranoia that so many gun nuts exhibit. They're breathing in lead vapor everytime they fire the weapon.
The only individuals to ever have suffered lead poisoning in my home was the two POS that broke into my home. Now admittedly they got a lot more than 1 PPM at the time so they succumbed to lethal exposure farely quickly. You know what the really cool part was neither of the motherf**kers will ever break into anyone elses home not even yours you pussy.
Here's a related article:
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/01/lead-crime-link-gasoline
Crime waves tend to rise and fall with lead in the environment.
Might explain this guy
*shoots furniture movers he forgot he hired*
*inhales lead fumes*
*recites 2nd amendment from memory*
No one could manually throw this much shit at a wall. You must be using some sort of full auto shit cannon.
And your still a pussy.
Karmy doesn't even live by his own rules. He has an illegal high capacity magazine of bullshit he is spraying the area with.
Karmy doesn't even live by his own rules. He has an illegal high capacity magazine of bullshit he is spraying the area with.
When you buy a gun, you also gain the ability to never lose your erection.
According to the Mayo Clinic the following are symptoms of lead poisoning in adults.
High blood pressure
Declines in mental functioning
Pain, numbness or tingling of the extremities
Muscular weakness
Headache
Abdominal pain
Memory loss
Mood disorders
Reduced sperm count, abnormal sperm
Miscarriage or premature birth in pregnant women
Now I haven't heard any of the conservative gun nuts in P&N complain about head aches or abdominal aches, but declines in mental function and mood disorders is EXTREMELY evident amongst many of the gun nuts around here. So maybe karmy has something here.
So what you're saying is, gun nuts have a reason to be stupid.
So my question is what the fuck is the anti gun nuts reason? Their far more retarded. Every time some idiot says they're not trying to take your guns, you have some other idiot trying to pass a bill to do exactly that.