EPA to Ban lead!

[Twin01cobra]

Name calling and insults always come into play. Still no answer then I guess....

BTW, you're wearing out the first grade smilies.

The answer is govt, more so the libs in the govt. If they had the oppotunity to ban all guns today it would be done. Since it would be extremely difficult other steps may be taken first.

[PaceFever79]

That is what the hunting and fishing licenses are for. Plus ammo is already taxed, as is just about everything else you spend your money on. So hey lets just make another new tax to pay for something else.

The problem is we're losing wildlife/habitat, and the preserves we have are
not being properly maintained. It takes money to buy and maintain land so
there is no commercial/residential/tourism destruction.

[Twin01cobra]

The problem is we're losing wildlife/habitat, and the preserves we have are
not being properly maintained. It takes money to buy and maintain land so
there is no commercial/residential/tourism destruction.

So the solution is another tax on something that is in a large part unrelated, correct?

[map351]

The problem is we're losing wildlife/habitat, and the preserves we have are
not being properly maintained. It takes money to buy and maintain land so
there is no commercial/residential/tourism destruction.

Like Billy Clinton using the Antiquities Act to lock up millions of acres of the tax payers land to protect a stinkin rat? Or just to pay back the tree huggers and stop gas well drilling..

[PaceFever79]

Man, you guys are off the chart.

Sorry we can't have a reasonable conversation.

[Twin01cobra]

Man, you guys are off the chart.

Sorry we can't have a reasonable conversation.

I'm all ears, I just don't buy into any kind of new tax.

[PaceFever79]

I'm all ears, I just don't buy into any kind of new tax.

I would argue new taxes aren't the issue, falling wages are the issue.
What you really care about is your net income, correct?

My point is, they have you beating the wrong horse.

Who are they? Those who use labor on a large scale. Say you are self
employed? Well who's your biggest competitor? They set the pay rate.
And they are the ones slicing your profit margins.

And by the way, the largest corporations pay the lowest percentage of
taxes. Funny how that all works out, isn't it?

Back to the wildlife preserves. They are shrinking. We are losing open
spaces and wildlife at a mind boggling rate.

Taxes are how we pay for public land / conservation projects.

A tax on sporting ammo seems appropriate to me.

[phillysrt4]

You really don't shoot much do ya? Are you even a gun owner? We are not talking about birdshot.

Really?

A petition submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency on Aug. 3 says ammunition and tackle manufacturers are now marketing a wide variety of non-lead, nontoxic bullets, shotgun pellets and fishing tackle...

Aren't you required to use a shotgun to shoot birds (waterfowl)?

To answer the question though, outside of hunting season, not much. Yes, I do have a gun but its a 30-30 for deer. I had to read about waterfowl and how they use steel shot in my safety course but since I shoot for deer it wasn't my primary concern to remember the details.

[John4cam]

The answer is govt, more so the libs in the govt. If they had the oppotunity to ban all guns today it would be done. Since it would be extremely difficult other steps may be taken first.

I agree with a gradual progression, but what motive would Government have to do so? I'm ony asking because this process IS very slow and patient. On one hand, you have people speaking out that our government is here to protect us and do us no harm, then turn around and say they're here to disarm us. Makes no sense whatsoever.