BAD NEWS! The governor of California gave in to anti-hunting organizations and didn’t listen to recent
unbiased science and research.
“Despite a 99% compliance rate by hunters, there has been no reduction in condor lead poisoning during the 5 years that the lead ammunition ban has been in place within the condor corridor.”http://www.huntfortruth.org/5-year-lead-ban-fails-to-reduce-blood-lead-levels-in-california-condors/Hopefully some people on this forum took direct action or at least contacted their family, friends, and colleagues in California to get them engaged.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,134603.0.htmlWe can't sit back and let these attacks succeed anywhere in the country. People need to realize that this type of legislation is orchestrated by national anti-hunting organizations; they are whittling away at our rights and freedoms piece-by-piece, county-by-county, and state-by-state. HSUS is one of the primary backers of this lead-ban bill. We have to work together and break away from only being concerned about what happens in Washington State. The negative actions in one state like California are like a cancer that can spread quickly to other states that have large anti-hunting populations like Washington.
Be ready for a similar attack here because it succeeded in California.-----------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance article:http://www.ussportsmen.org/hunting/deadline-nears-for-action-on-california-lead-ban/ "BREAKING NEWS: Governor Brown Signs California Lead Ban
Posted on October 11, 2013
BREAKING NEWS: Late this afternoon, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a statewide ban on traditional lead ammunition for hunting—Assembly Bill 711, sponsored by Assemblyman Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood). The deadline for gubernatorial action was Sunday, October 13th
California is the first state in the nation to take such unnecessary action.
Click here to read Governor Browns signing statement (
http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_711_2013_Signing_Message.pdf)."