Lead ammo and the EPA

Many of you will be aware that the Center for Biological Diversity submitted a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency asking the EPA to ban the use of lead for ammunition as a toxic material.

The good news is that when Congress gave the EPA the authority to regulate toxic materials in the environment, Congress specifically excepted lead ammunition from that EPA regulatory authority.

So, the EPA has reviewed the petition from the CBD and has rejected the request to regulate lead ammo, stating that it lacks authority to do so.

So, this round is over, for now. Much ado about nothing, this time.

Despite that this fight is now history, a less than scrupulous entity is trying to raise scare money off this episode, claiming that ammunition will be banned if you don’t send them money to engage a fight over lead. This entity also sent out a fundraising pitch a couple of months ago claiming that they desperately needed funds to support the Firearms Freedom Act effort. I don’t know if anyone sent them any money, but they sure never offered to assist us with the FFA fight. I suspect this entity doesn’t really exist, and the effort is just raising money for the guy who writes the fundraising letters.

If you have money to donate to the “cause,” I highly recommend that you donate to an entity that has a track record of actually doing something, such as MSSA, SAF, GOA or the NRA.

Best wishes,

Gary Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
http://www.mtssa.org
author, Gun Laws of Montana
http://www.mtpublish.com