first off they're loads of people that have collections of guns that they dont shoot. secondly, punt guns, battery guns, eight gauges, duck traps, sink boxes, all items used for making a living and were depended on for doing so all outlawed and rendered useless that were property of some one that i doubt were compensated for. it happens every day with new laws. what do you think is going to happen when they outlaw gasoline after a new fuel is found and made the norm. theres either going to be adaptation kits for those classic cars or they're going to become useless pieces of metal and rubber.
as for the guys diggin in their heals im reffering to those that own gun and ammo companies that instead of spending money to find a good non tox shot at a decent price, they come out with some new cartridge in some new caliber. in the half dozen new varmint calibers that have come out since the condor issue have any of them been non tox? have they even made an effort? and most companies making rifle bullets make shotgun shells, so their souldnt be a problem sharing what works and what dosent for effective non tox loads.
ive shot geese with steel and ive shot ducks with steel and dont see a problem. ive shot pigeons with lead and grouse and black birds with lead and have seen cipples. you can kill anything with anything if your shot placement is good. ive watched videos of guys shooting geese with steel and breaking their necks and droping birds like nobodies business. you cant shoot geese and turkeys in the chest and expect them to die.
maybe i am an optimist but ive talked to people that see my camo hat and say "oh your one of those" and then managed to get permission from those same people to hunt from their yard that had lake frontage for ducks and i didnt pay anything or trade anything for it. it only takes getting to know those people and being able to show them that you care about wildlife. what i dont understand is why with every other situation the theme of give a little to get a little applies but some how with guns and hunting the hunters have decided to bull way through and demand all or nothing and have gotten the same reaction from antis.
after all when all the land in 20 years is consumed and privately owned its going to be the folks that know how to deal with people in an appropriate manner that will be allowed to hunt on those lands.
