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Are avid 2A supporters angry because of the lead from bullets? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by surewhynotlem@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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I was reading about how the EU is thinking of reducing the lead used in ammunition because it's polluting the environment. I wonder if regular lead exposure at the firing range is addling people's brains.

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago (2 children)

2 Factor Authentication?

[–] me66@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm a Two Factor Auth supporter, but I don't feel particularly angry at the moment...

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago

As a 2FA supporter, I get a bit addled when the time sync isn't working properly and my discord login won't accept the code

[–] Big_Boss_77@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

You've never had to support the implementation of 2fa in an office full of corporate workers then?

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Oops. Force of habit. Fixed

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Indoor ranges get checked for lead exposure for staff, who are exposed to far more lead dust than customers. Unless the ventilation system is not adequate, lead exposure is not an issue at indoor gun ranges.

Source: Worked in a gun range that was over 40 years old.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

And even outdoor ranges sometimes have large ventilation fans that blow across the firing lane.

Source: I go target shooting at one.

[–] einfach_orangensaft@feddit.de 14 points 9 months ago

Lead exposure from leaded gasoline gave us modern merica.

[–] Enk1@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

Most ammunition, especially ammo used at a range, are copper jacketed. There is no exposure to lead when handling most ammo.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 5 points 9 months ago

No I doubt the lead is doing noticeable damage.

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

My dad does clay pigeon shooting in the netherlands and they had to stop using lead 20 years ago.

[+] HikingVet@lemmy.ca -6 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Copper slugs preform just as well or better than lead slugs. The only draw back is cost.

The way your comment is worded says you don't know shit about firearms.

[–] HotDogFingies@kbin.social 11 points 9 months ago

How dare they ask questions to find out more 🙄

[–] Pietson@kbin.social 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The way your comment is worded says you don’t know shit about firearms

Not sure why you felt the need to add this. If he did know more then he wouldn't have needed to ask.

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago

The gun nut defence. You don't know anything about gums, therefore you don't have a say in the matter.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Most people on this platform don't.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Which part? Is there no lead exposure from firing guns?

[–] sxan@midwest.social 10 points 9 months ago

There's no lead in gunpowder. Much anno is jacketted in copper, or is solid copper. So the only time there'd be lead exposure from firing a gun is if you were fring lead bullets, and even then you're exposed to tiny amounts.

What the EU is concerned about is soil contamination. The folks shooting the guns don't have to worry about it, but thousands of people shooting millions of rounds, some percent of which have lead that gets exposed when the bullet hits something, and that's all going into the soil... that's an environmental hazard. It's also a little more of a worry for indoor ranges, but I haven't seen one in the US that didn't have positive pressure air filtration in years, so it's not an issue there, either.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

Not enough to be concerned about.