Sentences with phrase «of lead ammunition»

In 1991, in an effort to protect bald eagles, the use of lead ammunition was banned for hunting water fowl.

HF 844, which was signed by Governor Dayton on May 30, prohibits the MN Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from adopting rules that restrict the use of lead ammunition until July 2019.

Gun rights groups point out that all six pieces of animal rights - related legislation Fearing lobbied for in the most recent legislative session were approved and signed by Brown, including Assembly Bill 711, which, over the objection of hunters, banned the use of lead ammunition.

«Our goal is to eliminate the use of lead ammunition and lead fishing tackle in parks by the end of 2010,» Wenk said when announcing the proposal in March.

But it's the science pointing to possible human health impacts that has Schulz convinced that there's more than enough scientific evidence to begin a phase - out of lead ammunition.

The Convention for Migratory Species (CMS) has also urged all signature countries to phase out the use of lead ammunition.

The use of lead ammunition for waterfowl hunting is already banned nationwide.

BASC's official submission to the consultation seeks written assurance that NE will withdraw a clause which stipulates the use of lead ammunition over any part of the site would require NE consent.

In a letter to the chairman of LAG, environment secretary Liz Truss MP said the report «did not show that the impacts of lead ammunition were significant enough to justify changing current policy».

BASC has always been clear that any proposed review of lead ammunition must only be conducted on the basis of sound scientific evidence and proper process.

BASC chairman Peter Glenser said: «The government has engaged in a lengthy, evidence - based analysis of the use of lead ammunition and has found there is no reason to change the law.

BASC has welcomed the government's decision not to ban the use of lead ammunition following consideration of the report by the Lead Ammunition Group (LAG).

BASC Chairman Alan Jarrett has criticised the publication of a letter on the website of the Lead Ammunition Group.

Storm clouds are gathering for another big battle in countryside politics, as conservationists prepare to take on shooting sports over the use of lead ammunition.

Not exact matches

A $ 200 million buyback program led to the government's purchase of 162,000 guns and 700 tons of ammunition from citizens.

Remington Outdoor Company, headquartered in Madison, N.C., is one of the world's leading innovator, designer, manufacturer, and marketer of firearms, ammunition, and related products for the hunting, shooting sports, law enforcement, and military markets.

Among the many products she's tested, Rubin has found lead in popular brands of eco-friendly baby bottles and sippy cups, vintage dishes, old books, modern painted ceramics, enameled cast - iron pans, leaded crystal, ammunition, faux pearls, commemorative drinking glasses, costume jewelry, leather couches, and even trumpet mouthpieces.

We forged new and strengthened existing relationships with key international partners on a range of topics including sarcocystis, white fronted geese, pochard and lead ammunition.»

Last night, during his first extended interview on CapTon since he became speaker back in February, Carl Heastie said his conference will be following the Senate Democrats» lead, and won't seek a legal remedy to the MOU that seems to indefinitely delay creation of a database to be used for ammunition sale background checks.

«I have been consuming game for many years, and I am not aware of any person who suffers health - related issues as a result of consuming game shot with lead ammunition; neither is any shooting body with which I have spoken.»

One of the environmental groups» lead lawyers, Bill Snape of the Center for Biological Diversity, insisted advocacy for controlling lead ammunition will continue.

«The arrest of the principal suspect led to the arrest of Ex SGT Promise Ukwuoma who participated actively in the armed robbery attack on the Bank and recovery of the two (2) AK 47 riffles and recovery of the ammunition from him.

«After his arrest, Mr Karowei confessed to several criminal acts and led troops to his camp to recover the cache of arms and ammunitions in his possession as well as to persuade other members of his gang to surrender.

While this may sound like bad news, it means little stands in the way of condor recovery if hunters shift away from using lead ammunition in the region.

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«Northern California still has viable habitat for free - flying California Condors, and these results suggest it is possible to succeed in this region, particularly as a broader switch from lead to non-lead ammunition use is realized,» adds to Kelly Sorenson, Executive Director of the Ventana Wildlife Society and an expert on condor recovery who was not involved in the study.

Collecting blood samples from 137 vultures and 27 ravens, they found that lead levels in ravens were almost six times higher during hunting season, when they were exposed to animal remains tainted with lead ammunition, than the rest of the year.

«We want to avoid having people exposed to lead to the extent that it's feasible and practical, and it's clear that one of the key ways to minimize exposure is to use alternatives to lead ammunition,» said Dr. Michael Kosnett, a medical toxicologist at the University of Colorado at Denver School of Medicine.

Novin added that «there has never been a documented case of lead poisoning among humans who have eaten game harvested with traditional ammunition.»

Pressure to ban lead - based ammunition in the U.S. intensified last year with the release of a report on threats to wildlife commissioned by The Wilderness Society and the American Fisheries Society.

The bill includes wording that prohibits the regulation of lead content in ammunition and fishing tackle and exempting livestock producers from EPA greenhouse gas regulations.

Given that civil war was raging in Rome at the time it sank and that the ship was loaded with slingshot ammunition, archaeologists believe that much of the ship's lead may have been destined to end up as shot.

The makers of «The Angry Birds Movie» can't overcome the fact that their film is based on an app, where the lead characters are expendable ammunition.

But the fact that the report comes from one of Brookings» three lead players (along with Russ Whitehurst and Darryl West) on school reform has proven to be good ammunition for Common Core foes.

The Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center's Latin America Program focuses on a variety of issues in South America, including the effects lead ammunition on waterfowl, mortality in southern right whales and health issues that threaten penguins, guanaco and albatross.

An effort to bring one of the world's largest birds back from the brink of extinction is expanding after northern Arizona and southern Utah found some success in getting deer hunters to use ammunition not made of lead.

Continuing threats to bald eagle populations include lead poisoning from ammunition in hunter - shot prey, collisions with motor vehicles and stationary structures, and development - related destruction of shoreline nesting, perching, roosting and foraging habitats.

Ammunition used by a hunting facility on Santa Rosa Island has caused lead poisoning in some of the released bald eagles.

Featuring local and online co-op options, No Heroes Here asks players to lead the charge of crafting new ammunition, firing cannons and defending the castle from each new enemy.

RedOctane, now part of Activision, has always made the best Guitar Hero peripherals, and after widely publicised problems with the first run of Rock Band instruments, RedOctane and Guitar Hero World Tour's developer Neversoft hope that the game's alternative range will provide sufficient ammunition to reassert Guitar Hero's lead in the battle of the band game brands.

Even the most powerful weapon is useless without a round in the chamber, and the scarcity of ammunition in The Evil Within leads players to have to make every shot count.

The bill would block the implementation of the Clean Power Plan, kill new methane regulations, prohibit regulation of lead in ammunition and fishing tackle and not allow the EPA to implement the Waters of the United States rule that is currently blocked by a federal court.

Physicist and leading energy critic, John Droz Jr. responded to Holliday's bleak draconian prediction saying, «This is the type of ammunition that will resonate with all citizens, anyplace fighting wind energy.»

He points out that «existing safeguards address many of his concerns» and that «It was the misguided attempt to deny ammunition to critics that led to the Climategate fiasco.

Then, in 2008, lead ammunition was banned for most hunting activities within the range of California condors.

«It just makes good sense to use non-toxic ammunition,» said Christine Johnson, a UC Davis professor of veterinary medicine who led the study, «to protect wildlife as well as eliminate any potential risk to hunters and their families.»

Courts have found that the Crown, when prosecuting a s. 86 (1) charge in relation to ammunition, have an obligation to lead evidence about the legal requirements of ammunition storage.

Specifically, where existing regulations dealing with the storage of ammunition are not relevant, the Crown must lead expert evidence to establish that the storage of the ammunition was careless.

The Fit test provides the underwriter plenty of ammunition to approve a policy at better rates than the underwriting guidelines might otherwise lead to.

That's mostly because of people, who fragmented the condor's habitat, strung up powerlines for the condors to run into, and poisoned the birds through poisoned bait, as well as carcasses contaminated with lead ammunition.