I live in an area that as mined lead since the Romans invaded Britain.
I understand that the ingestion of lead can cause madness.
Well let me tell you Sirs that the only madness that I suffer from is these crass, stupid people that foist there opinions, theories and ideology upon me without first getting their facts right.We do not have a higher incidence of mental health problems here, than anywhere else, despite having our drinking and bathing water flowing through lead pipes.
When we were asked to stop using lead shot over wetlands we were represented by the National shooting organisation that said it supported the ban on lead shot providing an effective alternative was found to lead by the time the ban was implemented.
More than ten years later we do not have that alternative available, that is as efficient at despatching birds, that is as cheap, that is readily available.
I am not convinced that lead is as problematical as the do-gooders would like to have us believe.