Well said Mike, but again, these proposals to ban lead ammo aren't about lead poisoning. Like many others here, I can well afford to shoot a few boxes of bismuth for my hunting. But if and when we permit the liars like Grouse Guy to have their way, and lead ammo is banned (please go back and read the post from Belgium), it will quickly become ALL ammo. Simple supply and demand will dictate that the shells that are $3.00 a shot now will skyrocket to many times that amount. Shortages will be inevitable, even at the higher cost. And it won't just affect the relatively few rounds you use to hunt. They will use their junk science and hysteria to push for an overall ban that will include everything from .500 NE to the lowly .22 RF and even air rifle pellets. Imagine .22 LR at about $1.00 per round. How many average people will be able to afford to shoot? When our numbers fall, so will our strength and ability to preserve the Second Amendment. Oh, those skeet and trap ranges... they will be closed down and designated as toxic waste sites. Superfund cleanup areas. And where will we get the billions of dollars for the Hazmat clean-up? Why, we'll just have to put onerous taxes on guns and lead free ammo. So shooting will become even more unaffordable. Take a good hard look at the end game of Grouse Guy and his kind. Don't let them bullshit you. You all know the shooting sports are a very minor source of lead in our environment and that lead poisoning is rather low on the list of things that endanger humans or wildlife. They want our guns and will patiently attempt every kind of attrition possible. Again, Grouse Guy is not our friend. He is not one of us. He is the enemy and should be regarded as such.

Last edited by keith; 01/11/10 11:50 PM.
A true sign of mental illness is any gun owner who would vote for an Anti-Gunner like Joe Biden.