Total ban on lead

Officials from Brussels are implementing a Russian disarmament plan for Europe. They want to ban lead ammunition, which will lead to the closure of the firing ranges and weaken our defence potential.

In 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) pushed through the introduction of a ban on the usage of lead in water and mud areas. Now she is taking the next step and has submitted a draft regulation to the European Commission prohibiting the usage of lead in hunting and sports ammunition. He besides wants to ban lead weights in fishing. Clearly, officials sitting in Brussels do not see what changes are taking place in the planet and consistently introduce a Russian plan to disarm Europe...

Prohibition of hunting and fishing

ECHA continues its "green" policy and pushes the thesis that lead is present a major hazard to the environment and human life. The future of lead ammunition in the European Commission will depend on the legislative process and decisions taken on the basis of the arguments provided.

We are in the process of consulting the associate States. If the task receives a qualified majority, the European Commission will implement the fresh rules as an implementing act...

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The worst possible script is simply a complete ban on lead ammunition with a transitional period, which is intended to let hunters and sporting shooters to “adjust” the fresh law. In the event of opposition from the European Parliament or the Council of Europe, it is possible to revise or mitigate the rules. However, the force from opponents of hunting – as has been the case with the ban on leaded sharps in wetlands – may prompt the European Commission to adopt these rules, so our activity will now be crucial.

Ignore the evidence

We must scope politicians in all way and show that the ECHA study is not based on reliable, technological research. The EU agency presents the position of fighting vegans who have been seeking to ban hunting in Europe for years. The results of investigation have been ignored, which clearly indicate that the lead alloys utilized during hunting do not pose a serious threat to wildlife!

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Our investigation has shown that the environmental impact of lead is minimal, and the accumulation of this component in dirt has no crucial impact on fauna and ecosystems. After all, technological evidence has been completely ignored by ECHA...

It is hard to believe, but in its position the EU agency wrote that the transition to unleaded ammunition would origin tiny financial losses to the citizens of the Union – little than PLN 125 per year. Meanwhile, all huntsman and sports shooter knows that the costs will be importantly higher.

Spectre of gunfire bankruptcy

Firstly, a fewer million hunters will gotta buy fresh weapons, and secondly, the alternate steel ammunition is not only more expensive, but leaves much to be desired in terms of the safety of the hunters. Due to its increased tendency to ricochet, the hazard of accidents will increase. another alternatives specified as bismuth, for example, are 20 times more expensive.

However, the introduction of a ban on the usage of lead ammunition will have far more serious consequences for gunner owners. The facilities on which lead ammunition is presently utilized will gotta invest not only in upgrading infrastructure. Among another things, lead capture systems, ballistic shields and incredibly costly recycling.

The transition to unleaded ammunition means that the usage of shooting ranges will become more expensive, which will affect the number of users and reduce the profitability of the facilities. possibly large shooting ranges will bear the cost of adjustment, but smaller ones will be forced to close their operations.

The German Hunting Union (DJV) has already calculated that adapting their shooting ranges to the fresh law will cost EUR 700 million...

Reduction of defence potential

The mass closure of shooting ranges, which would take place if the ECHA proposal was adopted, will have disastrous consequences not only for their owners. Currently, not only hunters and sports shooters are trained there, but besides officers under the authority of the Home Secretary.

In my opinion, the substance should be dealt with by the peculiar Services. It is hard to realize that at the minute of a real threat to the European Union, part of its staff inactive does not see the importance of weapons skills today. This kind of education can only be conducted on weapon ranges, the vast majority of which were built by hunters.

In view of the possible threat from Russia, the efficient usage of weapons and the right to have them can be a key deterrent. Any limitation of availability to shooting ranges and any increase in training costs is present in pure diversion and weakening our defence capabilities.