....I'm squarely among those who are not prepared to willingly give up lead without seeing good evidence....
....Those pushing for further restrictions on lead are pretty much stuck with "Well, it's a poison, and we ought to get rid of it." We need to force them to come up with better evidence than that.
I still don't follow the line of reasoning. 'They' say it's a poison, and you say it's a poison. Doesn't that settle the issue?
No, it doesn't -- unless you think lead is inherently evil. In fact, lead has demonstrated value, and can cause harm. The issue and reasoning is pretty simple: do we allow the government to restrict behavior without evidence that the particular use causes harm? This proposal is to ban lead shot for upland bird hunting based on harm shown for other uses, with no showing of harm from this use.
Jay
