Re:Lead contamination in hunted meat
by chroem- on Thursday December 09, 2021 @04:47PM
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It's not so straightforward. While there are solid copper projectiles available in some jurisdictions, most lead-free projectiles have been decried by gun control activists as "cop killer bullets". Lead is extremely soft, and thus uniquely bad at penetrating body armor. Projectile composition is heavily regulated in the US, ironically in favor of the continued use of lead projectiles.
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I mean, there are solid-copper hollow-tip bullets on the shelf at the Bass Pro Shop and I live in California. This persecution story seems like a 2A fundamentalist fantasy.
Solid copper doesn't behave the same way ballistically to lead, as it is significantly less dense. You don't seem to actually understand how firearms work and your perspective is based entirely on what happens in California, a notoriously unfriendly state to anyone who doesn't actively hate guns.
Copper bullets did not prevent California hunters from taking tens of thousands of deer, elk, and pigs last year. I honestly don't know what you are whining about. There is a copper rifle round out there for every type of game you can hunt in America.
Re:Lead contamination in hunted meat
by hackernews666 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @05:14PM
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In NJ for example it is a felony to posses to hollow points (NJSA 2C:39-3(f)) so you will likely face an additional felony if you are ever charged on another gun crime.
The projectile of a piece of ammunition is also used by the feds as an excuse to ban importation if they deem it not suitable for sporting purposes.
That NJ law is for handgun ammo. Do you hunt a lot of game with a handgun? I mean I know people do it, I've just never personally met one.
Re:Lead contamination in hunted meat
by hackernews666 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @06:17PM
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The classification of something as handgun vs. long arm ammo is extremely soft and discretionary. As soon as one company makes a production handgun that fires a specific cartridge it's enough to get it deemed as handgun ammo.
If someone starts marketing a pistol that fires 180gr 30-06 I’ll have to cancel my plans to commit felonies in New Jersey I guess.
How does that not break your hand?
Re:Lead contamination in hunted meat
by yeetawayhn on Friday December 10, 2021 @11:31AM
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Even the possession of the hollowpoints would be a felony.