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The Supreme Court's recent McDonald and Heller decisions have thus far thwarted the gun grabbers' best efforts by upholding the individual's right to own firearms. That has left the Obama administration with no choice but to consider the next best thing: It's going after bullets. Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency took up a petition that asks the agency to ban traditional lead ammunition as a "health risk."
The Supreme Court's recent McDonald and Heller decisions have thus far thwarted the gun grabbers' best efforts by upholding the individual's right to own firearms. Late Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency added another victory to the list as it shot down an attempt to undermine the Second Amendment through the regulation of bullets. On Aug. 3, the American Bird Conservancy and groups like Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to ban traditional lead ammunition as a "health risk."
The claim that "lead based ammunition is hazardous is in error," EPA senior science adviser William Marcus wrote in a Dec. 25, 1999, letter.
Lead on the soil surface "does not break down," he explained.
