is it just me or is there some irony here?
everyone is going green these days, even hunters. there’s a small, but growing, movement to use “green” bullets rather than the traditional lead bullet which contains lead. scientists, environmentalists, public health officals as well as a small number of hunters say the lead bullets pose a public health risk. environmental cleanups in many military training grounds are underway due to lead contamination. california has banned lead bullets in an endangered bird habitat because the condors have been feeding off meat left behind from hunters causing them to get lead poisoning. in one instance, 50 of the 100 samples of venison shot by hunters tested positive for lead but blood test conducted by the north dakota department of health on those who regularly eat meat shot with lead bullets were not conclusive. although hunted meat eaters did have slightly higher levels of lead in their blood, those levels were within the normal range.
the national shooting sports foundation (nss) and the national riffle association (nra) are claiming that it’s just another from the anti-gun attempt movement. copper bullets, the leading alternative to lead bullets, are more expensive.
photo courtsey of trondelarius
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