Gun Control Reform Activism
In reply to the discussion: Don't forget to talk about the harm of shooting to health and the environment [View all]Crepuscular
(1,061 posts)if you are the one suggesting the regulations, then it kind of it your job to provide some evidence to support your claims and that goes beyond the simple dismissal that it's "widely studied and understood". Sorry, that's typically how it works if you want to be taken seriously.
If I was to make the claim that hybrid vehicles should be banned because nickle mines have been proven to cause environmental damage and the nickle-hydride batteries used in some hybrids require increased levels of nickle mining, you can be damn sure that more proof is going to be required before hybrids get banned, than a simple statement that pollution related to nickle mining is "widely studied and understood".
You made the claim, back it up.
And for the record, I'm a huge supporter of hybrid technology.