Ryan Zinke, Interior secretary, scraps ban on lead bullets

some common sense at last...something we saw little of for 8 years and may not see much the next 4-8...

Its stunning to believe that tree huggers and Democrats pushed through this POS legislation in the first place. Lead is a common metal found...across the globe. Its so common; that the price per pound hasn't exceeded $5.00 a pound since the days of King Arthur's court... every building built in the 1920-1960's had lead seals on pipes... every gallon of paint had a lead based process as well.

We regulated that business into extinction because of the inherited and scientific proven facts that lead poisoning is hazardous to humans in concentrated forms... but a person suffering from severe lead poisoning due to the discharging of a firearm in battle...? especially an enemy of democracy and personal freedoms? Well that there isn't a problem in my book and it never will be.

I'll add this too... The temporary influx of lead poisoning from a hunters well aimed shot... into a game animal has never been proven, by anyone, (yet- give the liberal a chance), caused a hunter any medical issues beyond an ignorant hunter...who failed to remove the bullet from the carcass and choked on it during consumption...

This OVERREACH by the Executive & Legislative branches of the federal gover... excuse me... "GOOBERMENT"... under the previous resident at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. was nothing short of creating a massive industry wide shortage of lead based ammunition to the civilian population.

A prime example were the costs of a .22 box of ammunition as it soared from .59 a box of 50...to over $12.00 in some places, averaging $6.00 a box of 50 nationwide... it led to hoarding by even licensed FFL dealers... who were flocking to stores during arrival days and purchasing the entire stores inventories.

In my home State, a perfect example is Walmart... I traveled the State from Hobbs to Artesia, to Clovis, to Roswell, to Ruidoso Downs, to Alamogordo, to Silver City, to Deming, to Las Cruces, To Socorro, to Belen, and to Albuquerque... The shelves for small caliber .22 ammunition were NON EXISTENT...in each...and every place.

Now why am I bitching about this? The only class of people...in America... that this affected...were the poor.Every gun law rule or regulation, be it ammunition sales, or enhanced firearm regulations affect only ONE CLASS OF AMERICANS so significantly that it renders their ability to own, possess or purchase, new or used, a firearm... or its components...is the poor.

awesome news !!!! That was a stupid ban in the first place.