Another Attack on our Rights

Got this from the NRA. . .

In a nutshell the good folks on Beacon Hill are trying to disarm us again. They have two new bills (details below) that are aimed at reducing hazardous substances. buried in them is no lead use in bullet. You think ammo is expensive now, wait till this goes through. that and the fact that is has been shown bullets are not a problem when it comes to lead in the environment. The Feds have also said the lead found at shooting ranges is not an issue either and is easily controlled. Having bullets on this list is not to help the environment, it is to disarm us if they can.

They did this in Calf, don't let them do it t0 us here!

House Bill 783 and Senate Bill 558 introduced by State Representative Jay Kaufman (D-15th Middlesex) and State Senator Steven Tolman (D-2nd Suffolk & Middlesex) would create a more restrictive policy regarding the use of "toxic chemicals" in the Commonwealth. Hidden within the proposal from environmental and anti-gun extremists is what amounts to a ban on all common rifle and handgun ammunition.

"The Safer Alternatives Proposals" will create a program to replace ten "chemicals" with what proponents claim are safer alternatives. On the top of the list of targeted substances is lead, the common element used to make virtually all bullets. As proposed, this legislation could virtually shut down all shooting ranges as well as ban the sale and use of lead ammunition for self-defense, hunting and target practice in Massachusetts. Non-lead alternatives exist for ammunition but are significantly more expensive and, in many instances, have sub-standard performance characteristics. Shooting ranges already fall under federal EPA regulations concerning environmental impact and recent science and EPA guidelines show that lead ammunition on shooting ranges can be managed without detrimentally affecting the environment. Predictably, this legislation does not account for the serious impacts on shooting ranges and the sportsmen and gun owners who use them.

Please call or write your State Legislator and respectfully request that the lead ammunition be completely excluded from the scope of the legislation. This step is essential in order to protect the future availability of ammunition commonly used for self-defense, hunting and the shooting sports in the Commonwealth! Contact information for your State Legislator can be found at http://www.mass.gov/legis/.

Proposed Bill Could Ban Lead Ammunition in Massachusetts! Please Contact Your State Legislator Today!