EPA Considering Ban on Traditional Ammunition

[Fantail]

Could be smoke, but considering who's named in the 1st. paragraph ..

source http://www.nssfblog.com/epa-considering-ban-on-traditional-ammunition-take-action-now/

All Gun Owners, Hunters and Shooters:

With the fall hunting season fast approaching, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Lisa Jackson, who was responsible for banning bear hunting in New Jersey, is now considering a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) – a leading anti-hunting organization – to ban all traditional ammunition under the Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976, a law in which Congress expressly exempted ammunition.  If the EPA approves the petition, the result will be a total ban on all ammunition containing lead-core components, including hunting and target-shooting rounds. The EPA must decide to accept or reject this petition by November 1, 2010, the day before the midterm elections.

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[fasteddie]

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[Mr VJP]

                                                          Time to Make Our Collective Voices Heard

                                                                                                            Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency opened the  public comment period on a petition from the Center for Biological  Diversity (CBD) to ban all traditional ammunition  and fishing tackle  containing lead under the Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976.

 

  Never mind the fact that ammunition was specifically exempted from the  act, the CBD now says that the EPA should consider banning lead as a  component of ammunition and not the final product exempted from the Act.  Ditto tackle for recreational and commercial angling.

 

  Despite any convoluted logic CBD employed in their petition, the EPA  is  required to accept or reject the petition by November 1, 2010  -coincidentally the day before the midterm elections.

 

  As you've read here previously, there are serious concerns over the  petition because the current director of the EPA, Lisa Jackson, has proven  herself to be no friend of hunters or hunting. Hopefully, Mrs. Jackson has  risen above the political aspects of the job, but there's no guarantee.

 

  Because of that uncertainty, the National Shooting Sports Foundation is  working to mobilize everyone in the shooting industry - that includes you  and me - to participate in the public comment period and let the EPA know  we're not looking favorable on that petition - or anyone who would support  it.

 

  Fortunately, NSSF has done the heavy lifting on making it easy to comment  on the petition. If you choose to stress your opposition to this measure,  NSSF has the following suggestions for points to stress:

 

  There is no scientific  evidence that the use of traditional ammunition is  having the claimed adverse impact on wildlife

 

  Wildlife management is the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife  Services and the 50 state wildlife agencies, not the EPA

 

  A 2008 study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on  blood levels of North Dakota hunters confirmed that consuming game  harvested with traditional ammunition does not pose a human health risk

 

  A ban would have a negative impact on wildlife conservation. The federal  excise tax that manufacturers pay on the sales of ammunition (eleven  percent) is a primary source of wildlife conservation funding. The bald  eagle's recovery was made possible and paid and funded by hunters using  traditional ammunition-the same ammo that the CBD is now demonizing.

 

  Recent statistics from the USFWS show that from 1981 to 2006 the number of  breeding pairs of bald eagles in the US increased 724 percent. Much like  the bald  eagle, raptor populations are soaring.

 

  You can take several steps:

  Comment online to the EPA- here's  the link

 

  Comment directly to Administrator Lisa Jackson either by writing, calling  or email at the address below:  Lisa P. Jackson

  Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

  Washington, DC 20460

  (202) 564-4700

  Fax: (202) 501-1450

  Email: [email protected]

 

  You can also contact your senators and representatives and tell them to  use their not-inconsiderable influence to stop the EPA from banning  traditional ammunition. It might not hurt to gently - and tactfully- remind  those elected officials that an  announcement on the petition is scheduled  for the day BEFORE the midterm elections.

 

  It's not often that we add our voice to a call for public action, but this  is another of those times when our elected officials and public  administrators need to be reminded that there are millions of us "out here"  and we're expecting them to represent our interests.

 

  - Jim Shepherd

The Outdoor Wire

[bpb]

Don't foget Judith Enck the NY bottle bill lady who is now the EPA's Region 2 director.

It took the antis 40 years but they finally head up almost every enviromental department in the nation.

[Mr VJP]

Thats why it's important to know who you are voting for as Governor.