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Investors.com<\/b><\/a> Gun Control:<\/strong> Thanks to government regulations, the closing of the last U.S. lead smelter and a push for \u201cgreen\u201d lead-free ammunition, ammo prices will skyrocket. Does the Second Amendment threaten the environment?<\/p>\n Having been stymied by court defeats such as the Supreme Court’s deciding that the Second Amendment does indeed confer a right to keep and bear arms on individuals throughout the United States, advocates of a gun-free America and a disarmed citizenry are taking a different approach: Go after the ammunition through regulations that stifle domestic production and force the use of more expensive and eco-friendly substitutes.<\/p>\n Expanded regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency have forced the closing as of Dec. 31 of the country’s last bullet-producing lead smelter \u2013 a facility operated by Doe Run Co. in Herculaneum, Mo., that first opened its doors in 1892. As a result of the closure, a company press release notes, 145 Doe Run employees and some 73 contractors will lose their jobs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Full article here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n This article was posted: Friday, December 27, 2013 at 5:38 am<\/p>\n Tags: constitution<\/a>, domestic news<\/a>, gun rights<\/a>, police state<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <!– this is where we need to show the related articles <\/p>\n
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