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USAFNoDak · February 23, 2009, 01:08 PM

In between all of his attempted gun-grabbing, Obama now wants to study the environmental impact of guns on national parks. Get ready for a major lead-kills-animals claim.

That's a humorous statement. We've been using lead (as in bullets) to kill animals for hundreds of years. As long as you limit and/or regulate hunting in National Parks there should be no issues with "lead-kills-animals". I know what you're trying to say. Lead can kill animals when injested by animals, which is why we went away from lead shot. But to think there will be widespread "lead exposure" for animals in parks because they allow carry of handguns with permits would look ludicrous on their part. Still, stranger things have happened in Washington.

February 23, 2009, 01:08 PM	#32
USAFNoDak Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2000 Location: Minnesota, Twin Cities Posts: 1,076	Fremmer Wrote: In between all of his attempted gun-grabbing, Obama now wants to study the environmental impact of guns on national parks. Get ready for a major lead-kills-animals claim. That's a humorous statement. We've been using lead (as in bullets) to kill animals for hundreds of years. As long as you limit and/or regulate hunting in National Parks there should be no issues with "lead-kills-animals". I know what you're trying to say. Lead can kill animals when injested by animals, which is why we went away from lead shot. But to think there will be widespread "lead exposure" for animals in parks because they allow carry of handguns with permits would look ludicrous on their part. Still, stranger things have happened in Washington. __________________ "If you love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." Samuel Adams.