Mandatory Gun Safety? Yay or Nay?

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Entering "lead contamination" in the search box at the upper right will show that this topic has been treated at length.

Clickbait thread titles, while possibly good for an occasional chuckle, are just another example of the deception that surrounds us daily. Once you have taunted someone or made them the object of ridicule, you have lost a potential friend and possibly made an enemy. Who needs that?
 
Me and my child hood friends carried pellets in our mouths! Not sure why we did it. But it rusted the barrel of my old cross man pump. No I’ll effects, cognitive function has declined due to something other then lead. But that’s for a different forum.
 
I always assume anything that is around ammo or firearms is a wash hands before food thing. I’m sure oily rags with clp are soaked in primer residue. Hunting is the hardest to avoid food and water, but I am always mindful of things I don’t need to touch directly to eat or drink after fumbling around with reloaded shotgun hulls.
 
I don't worry about it. If lead poisoning was going to kill me or have detrimental effects it would have done so many years ago. I used to clamp split shot sinkers with my teeth. I started bullet casting on moms kitchen stove out of a bean can when I was 12 and on and on and on.
 
I personally don't see anything malicious here; nothing more than a clean practical joke. Certainly, a constant prankster gets wearisome but that is rare in THR, the mods make certain of that.
The OP used a misleading title to draw attention to a legitimate topic. The topic has been discussed previously, but that's true of the majority of threads here. Damn hard to find an original subject.
I would hope everyone - even those ensnared in their responses - could get a smile out of this. If not, then the world gets a little gloomier.
Apologies to anyone who felt I was taunting them. I would not do that intentionally.
 
I don't much worry about lead from shooting or reloading. I grew up with lead paint and asbestos everywhere and so far no issues. I do wash my hands after shooting or reloading sessions.
 
Old Dog said:
If we ever needed evidence that posters respond to thread titles rather than the actual thread content... here it is.

I have spent huge amounts of time on ranges over the years in the military, law enforcement and as a firearms instructor (at least twice weekly, often more, for many years). Get your lead levels checked! (The treatment is NOT fun).
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Oh, I read all of post one before replying. I had a very specific reason for replying as I did. And to respond to the lead question-that should not be mandatory either. Such things lead to laws against Big Gulp pop cups and mandatory vaccinations.
 
Poorly titled thread.

I used to teach officers to wash their hands and face before they eat. Rinse off the shoes/boots too before going into the house. You don't want lead on the carpet where rugrats crawl.
 
Your general physician can easily test your heavy metals levels in you blood when you give blood for your annual physical. You typically want lead levels to be under 10 mcg/dL and closer to zero is better. It's a good indication if your getting exposed and if your mitigation methods are working. At one point I was as high as 13 mcg/dL. I change the way I did some things around reloading and shooting and at my last physical my lead level is now down to 4 mcg/dL. That took about five years to get from 13 to 5 despite shooting and reloading at a fairly high volume over that time period.
 
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Got me in with the thread title. But I am not going for the low hanging fruit bait.

As far as lead, I get tested for lead at my primary doctor once a year per my request. There hasn't been a significant rise in my blood lead levels to be concerned about. The lead on your firearms and hands is a red herring. Unless you are eating a sandwich at the range with carbon residue mayo, your blood levels will be lower than what is on your hands. Wash your hands before you eat. Or pick your nose, whatever.
 
I normally wear a glove. For several years, 99% of my shooting is with powder coated bullets.
I always carry some wipes in my shooting bag.

I don't have any excess brain cells to spare.
 
rust collector said:
Entering "lead contamination" in the search box at the upper right will show that this topic has been treated at length.

Clickbait thread titles, while possibly good for an occasional chuckle, are just another example of the deception that surrounds us daily. Once you have taunted someone or made them the object of ridicule, you have lost a potential friend and possibly made an enemy. Who needs that?
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I am a far left gun owner on a board that leans overwhelmingly towards the neoliberal right.
Not too many potential friends here as it stands. I'm used to it. The USA has had it in for the left for decades.
 
entropy said:
Oh, I read all of post one before replying. I had a very specific reason for replying as I did. And to respond to the lead question-that should not be mandatory either. Such things lead to laws against Big Gulp pop cups and mandatory vaccinations.
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It also leads to regulation that removes lead from gasoline and paint and water pipes.
 
If I'm at my club range we have a restroom where we can wash hands after shooting. When I'm hunting I wear gloves & usually shower & change clothes after a hunt because you don't know what you could get into in the woods.
 
I'm with the government.

Your guns are a potential hazard to your health due to lead dust and fumes.

We will be taking your guns and ammo.

For your health. (It's a health emergency so we can do anything:))
 
Hartkopf said:
I'm with the government.

Your guns are a potential hazard to your health due to lead dust and fumes.

We will be taking your guns and ammo.

For your health. (It's a health emergency so we can do anything:))
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Aren't some of the signs of lead poisoning irritability and paranoia? :rofl:
 
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