I really thought this was an onion headline or something. Safe gun storage leads to less lead in children… haha… but no, for real for real.
That almost certainly has nothing to do with storage and instead is about frequency of shooting.
People that have one gun locked in safe that never gets open, aren’t shooting it.
Someone doing a weekly range trip is going to bring home a bunch of lead dust regardless of how they store the gun.
We really need to get away from lead in firearms
While I agree with you to an extent, I bet many people who use gun safes properly are also mindful of cleaning themselves and their clothing after shooting.
At least, that’s what I do.
While I agree with you to an extent, I bet many people who use gun safes properly are also mindful of cleaning themselves and their clothing after shooting.
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Yeah, no one ever said they didn’t. Or that any group was the same.
My point was that storage method didn’t matter.
Any correlation is likely because someone who buys a gun and only plans to touch it “when they need it” are going to likely keep it in a safe.
Regardless of how well you think you’re cleaning yourself tho, you’re being lead home from shooting. It takes a lot to actually mitigate it, and even if you think you are, you’re not.
I know, I was just pointing out that there are careful gun owners out there who also take into account cleaning lead.
And yes, I’m aware it’s not perfect, but it greatly reduces the exposure
Copper for slugs, while more expensive has a risk level close to 0 in comparison to lead. It also has excellent ballistic properties and will expand properly with designs like hollow points
It’s actually not the projectile that causes most of the lead exposure for shooters. It’s the cartridge primers, they use lead styphnate for their explosive. Copper bullets are mainly to not spread lead through the environment where it can harm wildlife, and to avoid the risk of consuming lead in shot animals.
Or, cognitive impairment from lead poisoning leads to unsafe gun storage.
They were measuring lead in infants under 36 months old.
Are you suggesting toddlers are losing their ability to safely store firearms or did you just not read the article?
It was a joke. But lead is in the environment. If toddlers are exposed to it, chances are the parents are too.
I mean, have you ever seen a baby properly store a firearm? Exactly.
E: ban all babies! Ban all babies!
TBF I’ve never seen a baby improperly store a firearm either.
The last guy didn’t live to tell the tale.
Are babies blood-thirsty murders? More at 10.
I think he is saying the parents have lead impaired thinking and thus are not good at storing the weapons?
That is 100% what he is saying. I was be facetious.
After they develop those neck muscles enough to hold their head steady they’ve got to start working on aim…
Proper gun regulations will reduce lead in children, as well.
Americans having lead poisoning from too many guns checks right the fuck out
edit: People upvoting comments that clearly didn’t read the article also checks the fuck out
But what if the government wants stupid children? I mean, the current government would not stand a chance if the population was not that stupid on average.
The bulk of the current crop of voters (approaching or in retirement) grew up in peak-lead in the air from gasoline… they’ve got a few years before they age out.
But what? Omit the first 4 words of that comment and it’s essentially gospel.
Hoover’s research has focused on how firearm-related lead can contribute to increased blood lead levels in children in the United States. Firearms use lead-based ammunition and primers, he explained, so discharging a firearm releases lead particles that can be inhaled or inadvertently transported into the home on contaminated clothing or gear.
If this also.works for adults,not would explain a lot of the insanely behaviors of gun nut magas
