EPA and Lead Ammo Round 2

[Heffay]

Where does lead come from?

Supernovas.

[nyffman]

Where does lead come from?

Supernovas.

For real? I thought it was just a toxic pollutant left over from the last civilization that thought itself advanced?

[Philo]

Where does lead come from?

Uh, from the the ground?

[b727capt]

Wind turbines kill a number of birds also, maybe we should ban them. AND glass windows in structures kill an estimated 100 million birds a year, we should probable ban all structures too!

[WWJD]

Domestic cats.............songbirds #1 enemy



Brit

[autobahn]

I know we're all about using lead for bullets and everything, but... *is* there an environmental issue from using it? I don't know any details or studies about lead shot, other than you can't use it for waterfowl hunting. Can it leech into the water supply?

Lead is definitely *not* something you want your kids to be drinking. How soluble is it in water? Is there a problem?

I know it certainly kills bald eagles.

[photogpat]

Bald eagles aren't hurting in the US -- in fact, they're a success story in species recovery due to the protection they received under various protective Acts and the banning of DDT.

http://environment.about.com/b/2007/06/ ... -eagle.htm

The minimal amount of lead that enters the environment due to hunting isn't an issue for bald eagles in general (its already banned for waterfowl...) - I'm surprised that they don't go for shooting ranges directly instead of after hunting.