{"id":28721,"date":"2024-08-22T16:26:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T20:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=28721"},"modified":"2024-08-22T16:36:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T20:36:32","slug":"dec-wants-to-ban-lead-ammo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=28721","title":{"rendered":"DEC wants to ban lead ammo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Fudds at the Conservation Council<\/a> and other “sportsmens” groups have been warned for years that gun control advocates would go after them directly and indirectly. Here is the latest attack<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“The DEC<\/a> is expanding statewide the multi-year cooperative study of how increased use of non-lead ammunition for deer hunting can improve the survival of bald and golden eagles. Hunters statewide are now eligible for a rebate of up to $60 for the purchase of non-lead ammunition for use during the 2024-25 deer hunting seasons … DEC highly prioritizes minimizing risks to wildlife and people from lead hunting ammunition. Eagles can incidentally ingest lead bullet fragments when scavenging the remains left behind after a hunter field dresses a deer. The golden eagle population is relatively stable in the eastern United States, although a multitude of human-caused threats still exist. While the bald eagle population continues to recover in New York, research has shown that lead-related mortality slows population growth. The newly expanded study aims to determine whether this source of mortality can be reduced by increasing the proportion of hunters using non-lead ammunition …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is complete bullshit and the cowardly “sportsmens” groups won’t speak out against it.<\/p>\n

The NYC watershed literally sits on top of lead deposits<\/a> on both sides<\/a> of the Hudson<\/a>.\u00a0 Bald eagles have nested there forever without issue.\u00a0 Their population decline was due to pesticides<\/a>, not lead.<\/p>\n