Originally Posted by
falcon
1. The EPA is prohibited from regulating "cartridges and shells" by the Toxic Substances Act.
2. The EPA has long stated that it has no authority to regulate lead bullets.
3. Federal appeals courts have twice ruled that the EPA has no authority to regulate lead bullets.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014...-lead-bullets/
Falcon,
California is getting away with it somehow.
Also, I would not put it past Hillary to direct the EPA to break the law, and let the courts decide in several years. In the meantime, everyone who wanted to hunt would drift over to lead-free bullets, so it would be a moot point. Remember, laws are only effective if they're enforced. What the NSA is doing appears to be a 4th amendment violation, and has been ruled unconstitutional by the courts, but nothing has happened.
A lot of this stuff isn't about the war on terror, or the environment, or whatever; more likely the motivator is having a good reason to scream for increased funding for your department. Bureaucracies tend to work like that.
Oldbob