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Legislation sounds very positive for the environment. The article does say that shooting ranges are exempt as they have lead/bullet recovery systems in place and this legislation is more about protecting waterways and forests from being (further) polluted with lead shot. Military and police are excluded probably for the same reason as almost all their shooting is on-range.
The article doesn’t mention and I was hoping someone knows - what’s the common alternative metals used for rifle rounds and shotgun shells? Steel balls for shotguns?
Does it make a big difference to shooting/ballistics, as the alternatives would be less-dense than lead?
BroBot9000@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Should outright ban this primitive and archaic hobby.
Photuris@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
It’s good to practice, because one day you may need to shoot fascists.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 23 hours ago
Especially if they start throwing clay pigeons.
karma@feddit.uk 21 hours ago
The solution to the gun problem is always more guns
Uranium_Green@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I mean regardless of your position on hunting, it’s also good to do this in general as it’ll also mean those who clay pigeon shoot and similar won’t be polluting specific areas with lead.
Rade0nfighter@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Indeed!
This is not to say that separately they shouldn’t separately and sooner (more easily) ban lead - as another reply would suggest is a ridiculous suggestion.
https://youtu.be/qYWc22wuQVc
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Wuss