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Most gun owners use lead ammunition, yet half don’t practice hygiene behaviors after shooting (hsph.harvard.edu)
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[–] 30 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

it would be weird if a historically common ammo type was illegal for a reason as silly as health, that would be like making using leaded gasoline illegal

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

    I think the irony would be in legislating the material bullets are made of because of health concerns. The purpose of a bullet is to kill.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    And not to harm the person shooting it. Lead does that.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (3 children)

    The receiver, not the owner. And also it doesn't kill him but turns him dumb. But you'll also breath vaporized lead in, washing does little to prevent that.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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