"How about all the people who have been shot with lead shot"

Retained pellets can cause elevated lead levels in humans and dogs, esp. if in a joint and exposed to synovial fluid
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/815399-overview
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11781...ogdbfrom=pubmed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/78576...ogdbfrom=pubmed

By far the greatest risk to shooters is ingestion or inhalation of lead dust in reloading or indoor ranges

Last edited by Drew Hause; 01/29/10 01:54 PM.