Green Ammo ? Lead Soon To Be Outlawed ?

[turn signal]

What do you guys know about the last lead smelter in the USA closing down today ?

The EPA has targeted lead ammo as an evil polluting item that needs to go away.

The "EPA approved" ammo will be made of copper.

If this becomes reality the future holds at the very least :

1) copper shortages and skyrocketing copper prices

2) any goods with copper as a component will incur price increases
(think smartphones, TV's, electronics, etc.)

3) and of course this administrations (read EPA) main goal skyrocketing ammo prices and of course ammo shortages

I've only seen one little news blurb on this surprisingly:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/21...to-green-ammo/

It looks like it all started in the peoples republik of Kalifornia :

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/n...0-11-2013.html

Better stock up now guys !

Discuss



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[muggsy]

This is what happens when people vote with their hearts instead of their minds, or worse yet sit home and don't vote at all. I've always found that people get exactly what they deserve.

[garyb]

Boy...I hope this ammo thing ain't true. We certainly didn't deserve this happening, even if it did start in Calif.

[garyb]

Boy I hope this ammo thing is not true. We certainly don't deserve this, even if it did start in Calif.

[RRP]

The military started testing a lead alternative 5.56 cartridge in 2010. The M855A1, Enhanced Performance Round will replace the standard lead ammo used by our forces. The new round contains no lead at all. See the link, below, for more information.

http://www.aschq.army.mil/ac/aais/io...2137343750.pdf

[downtownv]

2018 the military will be Green
So then people will die from Green Poisoning instead of lead?

[chrish]

Ammo manufacturers said this would have little to no impact on production or pricing. Seems MOST ammo made and sold in the US comes from recycled lead, primarily from batteries. But, as batteries go green with less and less lead, this may become an issue way down the road.


The EPA is as bad or worse than the IRS, but at this point, who's keeping score...why bother...the entire federal government is so f'ed up that it doesn't much matter.


<sarcasm>Stock up and sit tight for the impending doom.</sarcasm>


Seriously, lead for ammo is the least of our worries IMO.

[downtownv]

ammo manufacturers said this would have little to no impact on production or pricing. Seems most ammo made and sold in the us comes from recycled lead, primarily from batteries. But, as batteries go green with less and less lead, this may become an issue way down the road.


The epa is as bad or worse than the irs, but at this point, who's keeping score...why bother...the entire federal government is so f'ed up that it doesn't much matter.


<sarcasm>stock up and sit tight for the impending doom.</sarcasm>


seriously, lead for ammo is the least of our worries imo.

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[Longitude Zero]

Much addo about NOTHING. The pole puffers who are promulgating this are just so ignorant they need to self euthanize. I can assist if necessary.

[knkali]

Much addo about NOTHING. The pole puffers who are promulgating this are just so ignorant they need to self euthanize. I can assist if necessary.

You are killing me.

[turn signal]

Much addo about NOTHING.

This was all I heard when this pretender in chief was elected.
"He cant do anything, he cant be any worse than the last one"
Now its quite a different tune I'm hearing.