United Nations to Propose Global Lead Ammo
Ban
Proposed ban serves as backdoor
gun control by cutting global supply of ammo
(Infowars) – A United Nations agency is proposing a ban on
lead ammunition worldwide, which would serve as backdoor gun control by making
ammo prohibitively expensive.
The United Nations Convention on Migratory Species,
operating under the U.N. Environment Programme, is meeting in Quito, Ecuador on
Nov. 4-9 to discuss and act on the lead ban recommended by a scientific council.
Reference material for the conference suggests
that “voluntary approaches to restricting use of lead ammunition” do not work
on a national level and for a proposed ban to work, a “range of societal
issues” would need to be addressed, including “philosophical issues regarding
gun rights and increased government oversight of shooting.”
“With respect to lead
ammunition, the most effective way of reducing risks to migratory birds is to
create legislative processes to restrict sale, possession and/or use of lead
ammunition to ensure lead ammunition is not left unretrieved within the
environment,” the document states.
The document also claims the economic impact of such a ban
will be minimal to hunters, which is patently false given that a research firm found
that such an existing ban in California will likely lead to a300% increase in
the price of ammo sold in the Golden State.
“Based on a survey of California hunters, higher ammunition
prices will drive 36% of California hunters to stop hunting or reduce their
participation,” the 15-page report by Southwick Associates and the National
Shooting Sport Foundation states. “Thirteen percent of California hunters
report they would stop hunting [entirely] as a result of the higher prices.”
“An additional 10% were unsure if they would continue to
hunt and another 23% said they would likely hunt less than in recent years.”
And because a large percentage of ammunition currently made
contains some form of lead, the proposed ban would effectively cut the supply
of ammo well below global demand.
“…Given the ongoing national shortage of ammunition,
manufacturers report very little extra capacity and specialized machinery are
available to expand production of alternative [non-lead] ammunition,” the
report specifies in regards to California’s lead ban, which is also applicable
to the U.N.’s proposed ban. “Manufacturers report production of alternative
ammunition can only increase 5.5% for centerfire and that is not possible to
increase production for rimfire rifle ammunition.”
This won’t be an unintended consequence of the proposed ban
but rather its true intent considering that the U.N. has spent years trying to
eradicate gun rights globally.
This time the anti-gun organization is hiding behind the
guise of environmental concerns in its proposed ammo ban, which, if
implemented, will have an exponentially larger effect on gun ownership than the
environment.
Source: http://www.teaparty.org/united-nations-to-propose-global-lead-ammo-ban-57450/ September 25, 2014
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