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In reply to the discussion: On lead bullets, judges rule against environmentalists [View all]NickB79
(19,224 posts)41. As hunting declines, farmers are clearing more land for crops
Hunting gives an economic incentive for farmers to leave land fallow, benefiting wildlife.
Reduce the money hunters are putting into conservation programs, and you see forests clearcut and grasslands plowed up for corn and soy.
I get to see it every year: farmers expanding their fields every spring with chainsaws and bulldozers, and burning the brushpiles every fall
"Fortunately" indeed, if your goal is to wipe out the remaining wildlife we have
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"The Toxic Substances Control Act exempts cartridges and shells from regulation"
arcane1
Dec 2014
#2
There was no way the court was going to permit the EPA to effectively institute gun control
branford
Dec 2014
#3
Many hunters do not use these types of bullets anymore. At least those who care about the
jwirr
Dec 2014
#4
A lot of my friends belong to Ducks Unlimited. They understand that if they use the lead and the
jwirr
Dec 2014
#6
Yep. I'm not a hunter, but I want to avoid the lead inadvertently getting into food supply.
Adrahil
Dec 2014
#14
They are fired into artificial berms, which are broken down and cleaned every 5 years.
Adrahil
Dec 2014
#36
I know. I think the decision of the court is wrong because there are alternatives to lead. It would
jwirr
Dec 2014
#22
And that is precisely the attitude why the EPA has no jurisdiction over cartridges and shells.
branford
Dec 2014
#11
I don't use lead bullets anymore, period. Monometals are better in every single way.
sir pball
Dec 2014
#43