tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217008236703739106.post1261738607615394001..comments2024-02-29T03:55:02.941-05:00Comments on method lust + nathan aaron: eco perilsNathan Aaron http://www.blogger.com/profile/05436182125301809434noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217008236703739106.post-6842482330754941522009-03-06T11:29:00.000-05:002009-03-06T11:29:00.000-05:00The lead bullet thing is part fact and part hype. ...The lead bullet thing is part fact and part hype. Most hunters have enough sense to know how to dress their game-meaning removing the area where the bullet hit...so yeah...eating lead dust. I don't think so.<BR/><BR/>Banning lead from bullets does make sense. As anonymous poster #2 said-20 million metric tons of lead were spread out in the 20th century by bullets in the U.S. As an element, lead doesn't break down into less toxic substances over time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217008236703739106.post-40680756496873720732009-03-05T08:50:00.000-05:002009-03-05T08:50:00.000-05:00Well, I'm not gonna pretend to be knowledgable on ...Well, I'm not gonna pretend to be knowledgable on this particular subject, BUT given that it's CNN, I'd think this line "Lead, a toxic metal that can lower the IQs of children, is the essential element in most ammunition on the market today." would go against your "no one makes lead bullets anymore" statement?<BR/><BR/>As for the SECOND anonymous poster (or is it the same one?) I'm not sure what you're trying to say. That it IS toxic, isn't toxic? The point of the article is it IS bad for the environment, which sounds like what you're trying to back up, but honestly, I'm not sure... maybe you could give more details into your thinking? Thanks!Nathan Aaron https://www.blogger.com/profile/05436182125301809434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217008236703739106.post-9624317984912509852009-03-05T02:18:00.000-05:002009-03-05T02:18:00.000-05:00If the article was about pencils or indoor plumbin...If the article was about pencils or indoor plumbing, you would have a point. Try pressing your fingernail into a bullet -- it is lead. Look it up. 20 million metric tons of lead were spread out in the 20th century by bullets in the U.S. As an element, lead doesn't break down into less toxic substances over time. Cite one biologically useful or compatible compound that includes Pb in the chemical name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217008236703739106.post-45027914114021296072009-03-04T23:47:00.000-05:002009-03-04T23:47:00.000-05:00Uhhh no one really uses or makes lead bullets...Th...Uhhh no one really uses or makes lead bullets...<BR/>That's like making a news story about how proudly Hanes no longer makes asbestos underware 40 years after it is found to cause cancer.<BR/><BR/>Feel good tripe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com