SEATTLE (AP) - A newspaper investigation has found the federal Air Marshal Service and the Bureau of Prisons put hundreds of their employees in danger by having them undergo firearms training at two lead-contaminated commercial ranges that have repeatedly violated safety and health laws.
The Seattle Times reports ( https://bit.ly/1IXwxLF ) that Champion Arms in Kent and Wade’s Eastside Guns in Bellevue each had outstanding violations for inadequate ventilation and lead-contaminated surfaces while benefiting from federal contracts to provide indoor gun ranges for training for the agencies.
Joe Mansour is the national health-and-safety union representative for prison employees. He has demanded that the Bureau of Prisons investigate the situation and has asked that staff members be notified about the potential exposures and be offered blood tests.
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