Saturday, August 28, 2010
EPA Surrenders to NRA on Gun Control Issue
EPA rejects attempt to regulate lead in bullets after NRA protests
In a swift and unexpected decision, the Environmental Protection Agency today rejected a petition from environmental groups to ban the use of lead in bullets and shotgun shells, claiming it doesn't have jurisdiction to weigh on the controversial Second Amendment issue. The decision came just hours after the Drudge Report posted stories from Washington Whispers and the Weekly Standard about how gun groups were fighting the lead bullet ban...
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EPA rejects attempt to regulate lead in bullets after NRA protests
In a swift and unexpected decision, the Environmental Protection Agency today rejected a petition from environmental groups to ban the use of lead in bullets and shotgun shells, claiming it doesn't have jurisdiction to weigh on the controversial Second Amendment issue. The decision came just hours after the Drudge Report posted stories from Washington Whispers and the Weekly Standard about how gun groups were fighting the lead bullet ban...
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Labels: 2nd amendment, ammunition, bullets, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, lead, National Rifle Association, NRA
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