This Act would prohibit U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, BLM and U.S. Forest Service from banning the use of traditional lead ammunition and tackle…
U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman’s Protecting Hunters & Anglers Act Introduced
Lead Ammo Bans
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Academic-Research-Media Complex, Gas Lighting Readers that Hunters Are Poisoning Bald Eagles
Like clockwork, the media runs with these “studies” with breathless coverage that hunters are killing bald eagles with the same lead that is found in nature.
YO Anti-Hunters! ~ Bald Eagle “Poisoned by Common Ammo” Just Bloated ~ VIDEO
Anti-hunting activists were ready to pounce with another round of calls to ban traditional lead-based ammunition used by millions of America’s hunters.
‘Poison Everything’: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Misfires With Junk Science On Traditional Ammo Ban
The problem with Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s argument is that her so-called “facts” come from gun control activists and anti-hunting apostles set on eliminating hunting and restricting gun use,…
Hard NO! USFWS Rule Bans Traditional Ammo & Fishing Tackle On New Refuge Openings
The rule bans the use of traditional lead ammo on 8 National Wildlife Refuges & fishing tackle on 7 NWRs in exchange for opening hunting & fishing opportunities on public lands.
Judge Blocking California’s Ammunition Background Checks Opens Restocking Floodgates
“This is a devastating blow to the anti-gunners. Red tape & state database errors made it impossible for hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Californians to purchase ammunition.”
Attn California Hunters: Phase 2 of Non-Lead Ammunition Requirements in Effect
Given the drastic changes caused by AB 711, its provisions were decided to be phased in over time, up until July 1, 2019, when they will be expanded to apply to all hunting with firearms in California
Rep. Massie Takes Shot at Lead Ammunition Ban
“This isn’t about conservation. This is about reducing Americans’ ability to exercise their Second Amendment rights. “
NSSF Leads Opposition to Ammo Ban Plan Attempt
Director’s Order 219 was published on the last full day of President Obama’s administration, without industry input and without scientific reasoning.
Obama Says Goodbye to America’s Gun Owners with an Ammo Ban
Like so much of what Barack Obama claimed as “accomplishments,” it will hopefully amount to little more than a symbolic act of defiance…
A Phoenix From The Ashes Of The Lead Ammunition Group
The case for banning lead ammunition has always been based on exaggerating tiny levels of risk in an attempt to manufacture scare stories.
No Further Restrictions on Lead Ammunition as DEFRA Rejects Flawed Report
The letter confirms that the Food Standards Agency will not be changing its advice on the consumption of game shot with lead ammunition and notes that “the report does not provide evidence of…..
Minnesota House Panel Votes to Block DNR’s Lead-Shot Ban End Run
Minnesota state legislators last week moved to rein in a Department of Natural Resources that was trying to use the rulemaking process as a means to circumvent lawmakers.
Minnesota: Lead Ban BAN! Hearing This Afternoon at Capitol
As we’ve told you before, the DNR is pushing a ban on lead shot for hunting in over half the state.
Lead Ban Hearing at State Office Building on Wednesday at 2:45 pm, Can You Join Us?
I need your help tomorrow. A few months ago, the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, along with our friends at the National Rifle Association (NRA), led the charge in getting gun owners and sportsmen…..
The MNDNR Is Back With a Proposed Ban on Lead Shot – Important Hearing on March 10th
Last fall we made you aware of a proposed lead shot ban in farmland Wildlife Management Areas throughout Minnesota from the MN Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR).
Submit your Comments in Opposition to Proposed Regulatory Bans on Traditional Ammo
As previously reported, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) opened a 60 day public comment period on October 13, 2015, for multiple proposed rules, including a misguided ban…..
U.S. Rep. Babin Introduces NSSF-Backed Bill To Strengthen Ammo Manufacturing
The measure requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to issue a ruling within 60 days of receiving a waiver application…
California Fish & Game Approves Early Plan of Regulations Governing Lead Ammo Ban
A set of laws adopted in 2013 known as “AB 711” drastically expanded California’s ban on the use of lead ammo for taking larger animals within the “California condor zone” to the taking of……
Court Denies Petition for Rehearing in Suit Asking EPA to Ban Traditional Ammo
We expect CBD to continue their relentless, though futile, pursuit to ban traditional lead ammunition filing more lawsuits that do nothing but waste judicial resources & taxpayer dollars…
Urgent Action Needed to Prevent BATFE from Banning Common Rifle Ammunition
The bottom line is that BATFE has virtually interpreted the “sporting purposes” exemption for ammo out of the law. As intended by Obama, this will result in disaster for gun owners….
House Spending Bill Blocks EPA & Anti Hunting Forces Attack on Lead Ammo
An important provision protects the rights of Americans to choose the type of ammunition they prefer to use for hunting and target shooting…
Calif. Fish & Game Commission Begins Process to Ban Traditional Ammunition
As expected, the California Fish and Game Commission this week began the formal process, to implement AB711, the state law banning the use of traditional lead component ammunition in hunting…
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission Denies Banning Lead Ammo Petition
By a nearly unanimous 5-1 vote, denied a citizen petition requesting a regulation to prohibit the use of traditional ammunition for hunting all game wildlife within the state…
UPDATE on Oregon Effort to Ban Lead Ammunition for Hunting
As previously reported, the Oregonian newspaper recently published a series of articles about California condors and the use of lead ammunition for hunting…
NSSF Wants Answer On Calif. F&G Commissioner’s Conflict of Interest ~ Video
The National Shooting Sports Foundation’s ongoing effort to have California Attorney General Kamala Harris act on our official complaint…
Some Points on California’s Ban on Traditional Ammunition
This is the type of legislation inverts the traditional approach to the law. The traditional approach is that everything is legal unless it is prohibited. The statist approach is that nothing is legal unless it is approved…
Gov. Brown Signs Lead Ammo Ban; VETOES Bill Outlawing Rifles with Detachable Magazines
Brown has vetoed SB 374, a measure that would have classified any semiautomatic center-fire rifle that does not have a fixed magazine…
Governor Brown Signs California Lead Ammunition Ban
California is the first state in the nation to take such unnecessary action and harmful action against hunters and shooters…
Last Week to Urge California Governor to Veto Anti-Gun, Anti-Hunting Bills
Governor Brown needs to understand that California has millions of law-abiding gun owners, sportsmen and Second Amendment supporters as residents and voters…