Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- The National Shooting Sports Foundation led the chorus of opposition to a last-minute traditional lead-component ammunition ban attempt by outgoing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Director Dan Ashe.
Director’s Order 219 was published on the last full day of President Obama’s administration, without industry input and without scientific reasoning.
Larry Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel, has called on the next director to immediately roll back the order. The directive calls for the banning of traditional ammunition on federal lands upon the introduction of any information that suggests wildlife is harmed by its use. It also bans the use of lead shot for dove and upland bird hunting.
On Thursday, U.S. Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and the Environment, sent a letter to the USFWS Acting Director asking for all documents related to the issuance of Director’s Order 219 by Feb. 13 2017.
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Re this Safe and Sane Gun Coalition, seemingly a new kid on the block, I find myself curious re a few points. Possibly someone,anyone could offer some clarification or information.
1.Who are they?
2. Who is behind them, money, organizing, that sort of things?
3. Where did they spring from?
4. Re ultimate goals or desired ends, those being important considerations, what are theirs, or might one simply assume the usual ultimate goals, they being the doing away with firearms ownership use and possession by the law abiding private citizen?
Answers please.
To Safe and Sane Firearms Coalition, and the author, unnamed of the comment and recommendations, years ago, while working overseas, the U.K. Included, I lived in London for a time. While it was quite interesting, and in some ways pleasant, the gunless garden spot some would characterize the U.K. as being was simply not the case. By the way, do you, the writer, have any first hand experience with living in the UK? I find myself curious. Please advise.
Will the antics of rampant bureaucrats ever be checked.
8 years of gun safety legislation progress has sadly come to end! No American should own anything over a 380 ACP, 5 shot revolver pistol or a bolt action 22 rifle. Sniper rifles for hunting should be locked up at a gun club safe after hunting.
President Trumps ban on an new regulation should stop this dead in it’s tracks!!
Since when do we allow any orders to supersede the date the authority leaves office ?
Jan 20th vs. Feb 13th