EPA Denies Ammo Ban Petition

[fasteddie]

***PLEASE NOTE THAT IT WAS THE NRA THAT LEAD THE CHARGE ON THIS ONE!!! IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER.....YOU SHOULD BE!!!!***

EPA Denies Ammo Ban Petition

Friday, August 27, 2010

Responding to a grassroots outcry from gun owners, the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has denied a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and other radical groups that had sought to ban the use of lead in ammunition.

Agreeing with the position of the NRA and the firearms industry, the agency explained in a news release that it “does not have the legal authority to regulate this type of product under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).” Further crushing the hopes of anti-gun and anti-hunting activists, the release added: “nor is the agency seeking such authority.”

“It’s outrageous that this petition even went this far,” said Chris W. Cox, NRA-ILA Executive Director. “We applaud the EPA for its understanding of the law and its common sense in this situation -- both of which were totally missing in the petition filed by these extreme anti-gun and anti-hunting groups.”

Because the EPA has no power to regulate ammunition, it will not move ahead with a public comment period on the petition. However, a comment period will remain open until September 15 on the other part of the petition, which asks EPA to ban the use of lead in fishing sinkers.

Be sure to watch for more coverage of this important victory in next week’s Grassroots Alert and in NRA’s magazines.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hCramAIeFnoLFi0z49hPQAC6CrPQD9HS7T6O0

[bpb]

Yep just read it after I spent 3 hours drafting a letter. You can guarantee the antis will find a judge to order a ban and they will now go state to state.

Just like they did with the lynx & wolf

[Doc]

Once again, we are very lucky to have the NRA in our corner.

[sits in trees]

great news, i was looking at the no lead ammo in Midways flyer, and man that crap goes as high as 80 dollars a box????

[fasteddie]

great news, i was looking at the no lead ammo in Midways flyer, and man that crap goes as high as 80 dollars a box? ???

Makes me wonder if maybe some of the folks that propose this crap might have a vested interest in the non-lead ammo .........

[Mr VJP]

Junk science should never be used to make policy.  This agenda will accomplish nothing.  Go to Gettysburg battlefield and see how much lead is in the ground there.  No harm has ever come from any of it.