Øbama is Banning the Bullets
UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS ALL … THE EPA HAS NOW REJECTED THE PETITION (THAT THEY HAD ORIGINALLY ACCEPTED AND POSTED). THEIR SUBSEQUENT (AND “UNEXPECTED”) REJECTION IS PROOF THAT VIGILANCE AND ACTION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
NRA 2 days later: Responding to a grassroots outcry from gun owners, the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has denied a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and other radical groups that had sought to ban the use of lead in ammunition.
I”LL LEAVE THIS POST INTACT AS AN EXAMPLE of GRASSROOTS ACTION:
Original Post Starts Here
Once again, the Øbama Administration is making another stealth move for circumventing the 2nd Amendment against the will of the American People. It is time to S.T.O.P. this nonsense once and for all, the EPA is the tool he is using again, this time to ban “lead” bullets … which are the ONLY kind that are affordable and legal. There is an actual petition that is now “ready for comment”. All of us need to take this opportunity to give them the “comments” they deserve. Below is the information you will need to (1) Understand the Problem, (2) Look at the Causes and (3) take action to S.T.Ø.P. it!
1. THE PROBLEM
WARNING: TODAY, AUGUST 25, 2010, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) HAS OPENED TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CBD* PETITION THE COMMENT PERIOD ENDS ON OCTOBER 31, 2010. IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME TO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT, THAT TIME IS NOW!
Now, the Øbama Administration are attempting to ban lead bullets. Copper is not a viable alternative because of the expense and materials other than lead are already banned as they are considered “armor-piercing”. If this passes, “sports shooting” as we know it will be basically “outlawed” in the USA. This is another not-so-stealthy attack on the 2nd Amendment. And remember, the EPA was set up by the RINO Richard Nixon. This is just more proof that anything with a RINO label on it is actually a progressive idea in sheep’s clothing.
2. THE CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM
* CBD What is the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD)?
Mission ... At the Center for Biological Diversity, we believe that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature — to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. Because diversity has intrinsic value, and because its loss impoverishes society, we work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. We do so through science, law, and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters, and climate that species need to survive. We want those who come after us to inherit a world where the wild is still alive.
Patriot’s Flag Comment: Yes, it’s a bunch of lib do-gooders out once again to “save the world” from those of us who would like to LIVE in it! And once again a tiny MINORITY of people are trying to dictate the behavior of the MAJORITY. Time to slap them down! (Again!)
The Environmental Protection Agency, Øbama’s tool for skirting the will of the American People is simply out of control, here are three recent examples:
- See: Stop the EPA (Patriot’s Flag Post)
- See: EPA’s Water Grab Act (Patriot’s Flag Post)
- See: EPA’s National Contingency Plan (Patriot’s Flag Post)
3. ACTION NEEDED TO S.T.Ø.P. THE PROBLEM
Here is the official “heads up” from the National Shooting Sports Foundation:
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) — The trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry — urges you to submit comment to the EPA opposing any ban on traditional ammunition. Remember, your right to choose the ammunition you hunt and shoot with is at stake. The EPA has published the petition and relevant supplemental information as Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0681. If you would like to read the original petition and see the contents of this docket folder, please click here. In order to go directly to the ‘submit a comment’ page for this docket number, please click here.
STEPS TO TAKE: (Info from National Shooting Sports Assn)
1. Submit comment online to the EPA. (see further instructions below **)
2. Contact Lisa Jackson directly to voice your opposition to the ban:
Lisa P. Jackson
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 564-4700
Fax: (202) 501-1450
Email: jackson.lisa@epa.gov3. Contact your congressman and senators and urge them to stop the EPA from banning ammunition. To view a sample letter, click here.
4. (Patriot’s Flag Addendum: This may also be an excellent time to JOIN the NSSF … LINK HERE)
** Note: When you submit your comment, you will be faced with an intimidating entry table suggesting you must be a government agency … just fill out out similar to how I did it. I used “The Patriot’s Flag” for my organization, but you could put in the name of your Tea Party Group, your bridge club or any other “organization” which you “represent.”
Also, if you would like to put a space between your paragraphs so they don’t all run together, insert <P> where you want a paragraph break. Example:
Dear Sir or Madam …
<P>
I would like to comment …
Updates
Fox News: The Environmental Protection Agency has denied a petition filed by environmental activists seeking to ban lead in ammunition and fishing tackle, saying such regulation is beyond the agency’s authority. The agency’s decision, announced Friday shortly after FoxNews.com published its report on the issue, sided with hunters and fishermen who had argued that the such regulations weren’t allowed under the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976. “EPA is taking action on many fronts to address major sources of lead in our society, such as eliminating childhood exposures to lead,” the agency said in a written statement. “However, EPA was not and is not considering taking action on whether the lead content in hunting ammunition poses an undue threat to wildlife.”
Washington Times (08.27.10) The Supreme Court‘s recent McDonald and Heller decisions have thus far thwarted the gun grabbers’ best efforts by upholding the individual’s right to own firearms. Late Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency added another victory to the list as it shot down an attempt to undermine the Second Amendment through the regulation of bullets. On Aug. 3, the American Bird Conservancy and groups like Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to ban traditional lead ammunition as a “health risk.”
US News: In a swift and unexpected decision, the Environmental Protection Agency today rejected a petition from environmental groups to ban the use of lead in bullets and shotgun shells, claiming it doesn’t have jurisdiction to weigh on the controversial Second Amendment issue. The decision came just hours after the Drudge Report posted stories from Washington Whispers and the Weekly Standard about how gun groups were fighting the lead bullet ban. The EPA had planned to solicit public responses to the petition for two months, but this afternoon issued a statement rejecting a 100-page request from the Center for Biological Diversity, the American Bird Conservancy, and three other groups for a ban on lead bullets, shot, and fishing sinkers. The agency is still considering what to do about sinkers.
Update – Still Watching the EPA’s Comment Link:
However, even with this “rejection” note the following:
- As of 9:05pm 8/27/10, the Petition is still there and did refer to AMMUNITION COMPONENTS
- CLICK HERE to see if link is “pulled”
- . . . As of August 29th at 9:55 AM EST, the link was still active!
- We can only believe what the DO, not what they SAY. It may be “rejected”, but it is still THERE!





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potential one world order and depopulation of the world by polluting the sea. Just as aggravating is the news media discussing the “danger” of “adding chemicals to the ocean.” But worse than these are people who believe this Enviro-Babble because they basically are as ignorant (as Obama) about the technology being used. These are the people who will follow any Pied Piper of Doom without a second thought about the lies spread by the catchy tune. When you see these conversations show up in your email and on your TV, watch if you will, but watch only if you are fully armed with facts, and that is the purpose of this post. Don’t follow another Pied Piper over another hoax-ridden environmental cliff. Too many people already have a “lemming” attitude trained into them with “Man Made Global Warming” … I must wonder, will they fall for a similar tune twice?
Studio B and Shep “I-became-a- star-with-Katrina” Smith. Yesterday, they had a piece on Studio B where Smith was interviewing a S.C.U.B.A. diver (admitting he was only a diver/journalist and not technically proficient) who dove into an oil slick (picture to left, wonder if he “see’s oil?). Now that takes some real brains. Even the fish avoid that out in the open water. If you heard the piece, you also heard them discuss the “frightening green haze” that was seen below the surface of the slick. (And if you looked closely at the video, you’ll see fish swimming around in the green haze, what’s with that?). Remember, it was Shepard Smith who brought you Katrina with all his hype. You’ve heard this Pied Piper’s tune before, folks.
Natural dispersion of an oil slick occurs when waves and other turbulence at the sea surface cause all or part of the slick to break up into droplets and enter into the water column. The addition of dispersants is intended to accelerate this natural process.
The cybernetics of dispersant technology is actually pretty simple. You mix it as well as you can with the oil, before sticky, thick, slicks are formed. The oil then, instead of becoming a slick, turns into mist-sized droplets in the water. If you watch the BP feeds, you’ll see a dispersant “wand” blowing dispersant into the oil plume … that is the best possible mixing zone, right at the source where there is great turbulence with the escaping gas bubbles aiding in the mixing process. (Picture on right – Notice the white plume coming out of the small pipe … that’s the dispersant being fed to the point of maximum turbulence). The second best way to add the dispersant is with aerial drops … this for widely scattered spill zones. Also, good old “wave action” can help by increasing turbulence. (The problem with wind is that it can blow the slicks toward shore, but wave action is good). When the oil is “misted” into the tiny droplets, the result is the surface area of the potential oil slick is increased LITERALLY by billions. The whole idea of the dispersant is to increase the surface area making it available for oleophilic bacteria.

WHEN A MAJOR oil spill occurs in the United States, coordinated teams of local, state, and national personnel are called upon to help contain the spill, clean it up, and ensure that damage to human health and the environment is minimized. Without careful planning and clear organization, efforts to deal with large oil spills could be slow, ineffective, and potentially harmful to response personnel and the environment. In the United States, the system for organizing responses to major oil spills is called the National Response System.
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