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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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[–] 36 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

doesn't lead toxicity cause aggressive behavior? Seems like a pretty bad mix. Almost like you could hypothesize a correlation between our current political climate and lead exposure.

Wouldn't it be crazy if we could solve a big chunk of our political issues by just banning lead in stuff?

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  • [–] 3 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

    Well, problem is that it's more of a slow time release thing with lead in the brain. We're still dealing with the fallout from lead in paint and water pipes that were banned decades ago but it takes a while for the lead to leech into the brain, so they don't tend to get dumber and more aggressive until later in life. So the people touching lead ammo will probably get worse as they age. Of course there could already be significant overlap with the lead paint and lead ammo people. In which case they're probably just fucked.

    So it might help, but it will take a lot longer than we'd like.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 hours ago

    We are still seeing a net decrease in crime from the ban of lead paint and lead in gas.

    It doesnt just fall off within 6-12 months of stopping exposure. The decline in negative issues from lead exposure can take generations

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