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Should firearm safety also include the material of the projectile being used?
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<blockquote data-quote="tinkerer" data-source="post: 707671" data-attributes="member: 50973"><p>Here's what little I know about lead exposure. But my background is only 30+ years in th safet field, so I'm sure I don't know it all.</p><p> </p><p>Lead is a hazard to kids growing up if they are exposed to significant amounts either airborne or ingested or touched and can cause severe neurological problems. But you can't say that as a blanket statement because not ALL kids develop problems.</p><p> </p><p>As an adult, significant (read constant) exposure to high lelvels in our water can casue problems, and is treatable with drugs to absorb and excrete them out. Usually found in dissolved amounts in our water and absorbed through the kidneys.</p><p> </p><p>So, is eating the occasional lead pellets in our food going to kill you, or even kill an animal if left in them. Probably not, you will probably excrete it and it does not accumulate in the body. In the animal it is often encapsulated by the body and rendered inert to avoid contamination.</p><p> </p><p>We have removed it from our drinking water, and very few cases are found in the community any more unless you are around a dump and it is in the ground water.</p><p> </p><p>Logic and facts, the enemy of liberals everywhere.</p><p> </p><p>Larry</p><p>Tinkerer</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tinkerer, post: 707671, member: 50973"] Here's what little I know about lead exposure. But my background is only 30+ years in th safet field, so I'm sure I don't know it all. Lead is a hazard to kids growing up if they are exposed to significant amounts either airborne or ingested or touched and can cause severe neurological problems. But you can't say that as a blanket statement because not ALL kids develop problems. As an adult, significant (read constant) exposure to high lelvels in our water can casue problems, and is treatable with drugs to absorb and excrete them out. Usually found in dissolved amounts in our water and absorbed through the kidneys. So, is eating the occasional lead pellets in our food going to kill you, or even kill an animal if left in them. Probably not, you will probably excrete it and it does not accumulate in the body. In the animal it is often encapsulated by the body and rendered inert to avoid contamination. We have removed it from our drinking water, and very few cases are found in the community any more unless you are around a dump and it is in the ground water. Logic and facts, the enemy of liberals everywhere. Larry Tinkerer [/QUOTE]
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