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In reply to the discussion: Don't forget to talk about the harm of shooting to health and the environment [View all]Crepuscular
(1,062 posts)36. Again
Again, you seem to have this black/white interpretation of things but the real world does not work that way. Yes, lead can contaminate the environment. Ingesting lead presents a much higher risk for lead toxicity, hence the concern over lead shot and waterfowl, as well as children ingesting lead from lead based paint and the concern over the leaching impact that occurs from lead solder in old plumbing. Does that mean that other forms of lead contamination are unimportant? Of course not but it also does not support the idea of zero tolerance for lead contamination as being a reasonable measure for whether product should be permitted.
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Don't forget to talk about the harm of shooting to health and the environment [View all]
CreekDog
Mar 2013
OP
At shooting ranges, why can't people just get bullets there and not need to bring them in?
graham4anything
Mar 2013
#2
But you would not need them.And for sport, people used to have gladiator fights in arenas
graham4anything
Mar 2013
#4
Easy enough. Have the Mayors against Bullets in the streets buy all the gun stores
graham4anything
Mar 2013
#14
you're posting this here to continue your aggressive assault on proposed gun control measures?
CreekDog
Mar 2013
#8
Actually I was presenting my personal experience which was counter to the broad brushOP assumptions.
Remmah2
Mar 2013
#11
you were trying to argue that shooting is not harmful to the environment nor people
CreekDog
Mar 2013
#12
It is accurate, lead in the environment from guns has effected waterfowl in many places
CreekDog
Mar 2013
#15
Just pointing out that accuracy is important if you want to convince anyone
Crepuscular
Mar 2013
#16
Here's your post associating an AWB and supporters with wanting to get rid of all guns, everywhere
CreekDog
Mar 2013
#20
no, he thinks we are "gun grabbers" who want to ban all firearms from private ownership
CreekDog
Mar 2013
#26
you were the one who brought up the people who want to ban all private firearm ownership
CreekDog
Mar 2013
#32
you realize there is lead criteria already in environmental water quality standards
CreekDog
Mar 2013
#43
i asked you a question and you responded with some nonsense strawman about something else
CreekDog
Mar 2013
#47
i realize that you became interested in the gun issue at DU only after Newtown
CreekDog
Mar 2013
#65
well you have a point, i mean, it seems to have been more interesting than the 2012 election
CreekDog
Mar 2013
#70
SWANS DYING OF LEAD POISONING IN WASHINGTON STATE AND BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
freshwest
Mar 2013
#74
That's one method and very effective unless one is diligent at staying on topic. nt
flamin lib
Mar 2015
#79