Maryland’s Lead Ammo Ban: A Sneaky Jab at Every Gun Owner

Maryland’s already inconvenienced gun owners now have to contend with Senate Bill 634 (SB 634)—a push to ditch lead ammo. This bill is telling the Department of Natural Resources to phase out lead for hunting, one species at a time, until it’s totally gone by July 1, 2029. It hit the Senate Education, Energy & … Read more

Biden Administration Ignores the Science to Push Bans on Traditional Ammunition

The Biden administration, which pledged to “follow the science,” has had a change of heart. Science no longer matters when it comes to their plans to ban traditional lead ammunition and fishing tackle on federal lands. The U.S. House of Representatives’ Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a hearing to discuss Rep. Rob Wittman’s … Read more

Fish & Wildlife Service Plans to Phase Out Traditional Lead Ammo on Public Lands by 2026

The ATF isn’t the only federal regulatory agency that is newly dedicated to making life even more difficult and expensive for gun owners since the current occupant of the White House was inaugurated. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is also on board the hoplophobic express. They’d been hinting for months about once again mandating … Read more

Ammo Ban Activists Attack NSSF With Selective Editing, Shoot Themselves in the Foot

  By Larry Keane Sometimes the best thing to do when activists attack is to let their arguments fall under their own weight. That’s what happened when Environmental Health News (EHN) published a series on traditional ammunition. The activist news service that describes itself as, “a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to driving science into public … Read more

California’s Ban on Lead Ammunition Goes Into Effect July 1. Are You Ready?

As a reminder to anyone hunting in California this year, the state’s full lead ammunition ban will take effect July 1. California’s lead ammo ban, which was officially signed as a new law in 2013, required the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to gradually build up to a full prohibition. As of July 1, the ban will be in … Read more