This is the start of something very interesting. When the ATF says that a particular brand of
Something else to think of - California is a "lead free zone" so to speak, so this really hoses the millions of rifle shooters there. And isn't it a bad idea to ban a bullet designed to penetrate deep into large dangerous critters based on the idea that it penetrates so deeply?
***ETA: The bullets are made of brass.
IMHO it is probably the "large, dangeous critters wearing body armor who are most afraid!
ReplyDeleteI don't understand the comment about California.
ReplyDeleteCalifornia has enacted a lead ammunition ban. Basically, if you hunt, your ammunition has to be lead free.
ReplyDeleteYep, they ARE coming after us with regulations... NJ is trying to outlaw ALL bullets to 'protect' LEOs...
ReplyDeleteI was unaware that California had a ban on lead ammunition for hunting.
ReplyDeleteAs a side note, my wife was asking me about lead leaching into the ground from hunting. I told her I doubted it would happen. Otherwise all of Europe would be dead due to lead poisoning.
i'm not buying "lead leaching" either
ReplyDeleteotherwise the argonne forest would have never grown back
more crap from the communist state of california.
Water pipes in homes used to be made out of lead. The danger of lead is ingesting the dust and small particles.
ReplyDeleteExcellent point about the lead pipes.
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