Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: I keep hearing "well-regulated militia" as a precondition to gun ownership. [View all]jimmy the one
(2,724 posts)poppet: In my case, I'm a competition rifle shooter (long range target stuff) and lifelong recreational shooter,...
Have you checked your LLC - lead level concentration lately?
Individuals who use firearms for work or recreation may be at risk for toxic lead exposure, say Yale clinical investigators. Utilizing Connecticut Dept of Public Health data, they report a rise in elevated blood-lead levels associated with the use and maintenance of firearms in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
The authors became concerned when they started to see an increasing number of patients with high lead levels related to firearm use.
The other cases evaluated by the researchers involved a firearms instructor, salesman, shop owner, and two U.S. veterans. All had elevated levels of lead not attributed to any other source of lead. Every one of them practiced target shooting, or were around others who shot guns, most commonly in indoor firing ranges
The case studies mirror data collected by the states Dept of Public Health as part of the Center for Disease Control and Preventions state-based Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) program.
Young children are particularly vulnerable to contact with even low levels of lead, which is associated with increased risk for neurologic, cardiovascular, renal, and reproductive health problems http://news.yale.edu/2015/10/19/research-news-rise-lead-exposure-linked-firearms
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