EPA Considering Ban on Traditional Ammunition and Bullets

[striper swiper]

Whew. Why such a violent response to my suggestion that lead sinkers should be banned?

I suggest we all calm down and think about this issue a little more deeply.

Take a lead sinker and rub it with you fingers; your finger will get gray. This is finely divided lead particles adhering to your skin. Now pull out a sandwich and have lunch; that lead is going to get into your system. This is a serious problem for children; lead intact in astronomically small levels can lead to childhood learning disabilities, development problems, and behavior problems such as aggression; i.e. dumb and violent.

Your body will pass it through your gi tract try again.
Take a shower Now your pores are wide open because of the heat There is no sulfuric acid to defend or defeat this lead which comes from the lead sweeps all the way from the treatment plant to your showerhead.
Go be a contraian some place else. Your not nearly as smart as you think you are

[RedHerring]

Although fairly inert, the problem is that stomach acids ionize it and make it absorb-able by body. This is what kills water bird. The other problem is that it is toxic in minuscule amounts unlike the other metals mentioned.

Symptoms of lead poisoning:

Chronic abdominal pain, irritability, foul body odor and halitosis.
Hmmm, that seems like a good description of many of my fishing acquaintances.