Under Reported Win for Gun Owner's

It is not surprising that the MSM would not cover this story due to their inclination to oppose the 2nd Amendment, but I on the other hand as well as the NRA see every win as important to protecting that very same 2nd Amendment.

This attempt to ban ammo based on an 'enviromental' basis was ludicrous on it's face, but the attempt is larger in it's goal; to ban ammo period, which without would render gun's useless obviously. Opponent's to the 2nd Amendment figure if they can't ban gun's, ban the ammo and thus far are failing in that attempt as well.

EPA Denies Ammo Ban Petition

Friday, August 27, 2010

NRA-ILA - Responding to a grassroots outcry from gun owners, the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has denied a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and other radical groups that had sought to ban the use of lead in ammunition.

Agreeing with the position of the NRA and the firearms industry, the agency explained in a news release that it “does not have the legal authority to regulate this type of product under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).” Further crushing the hopes of anti-gun and anti-hunting activists, the release added: “nor is the agency seeking such authority.”

“It’s outrageous that this petition even went this far,” said Chris W. Cox, NRA-ILA Executive Director. “We applaud the EPA for its understanding of the law and its common sense in this situation -- both of which were totally missing in the petition filed by these extreme anti-gun and anti-hunting groups.”

Because the EPA has no power to regulate ammunition, it will not move ahead with a public comment period on the petition. However, a comment period will remain open until September 15 on the other part of the petition, which asks EPA to ban the use of lead in fishing sinkers.

To be fair, there was much news relating to the economy and of course the rallies over the weekend and this story is not headline material for the MSM unless of course had the petition been accepted by the EPA. Had that been the case guaranteed you would have heard the news.

I found a humerous video that I believe aptly depicts the anti-gun movement in their losing an uphill battle and it being Monday I thought why not have a chuckle as well.