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Another Misguided Idea from the US Gun Lobby: The Use of Lead
17 May 2011
New York Times, Editorial
The Environmental Protection Agency declined to block the use of lead in hunting and fishing last year. It was the wrong call. To ensure that the agency doesn't come to its senses, the National Rifle Association — assisted, as usual, by Congress — is pushing legislation that would bar the E.P.A. from restricting the sale of lead shot and bullets or lead sinkers.
The Senate bill's name — the Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act — is a sign... (GunPolicy.org)