SUN JOURNAL • September 26, 2020
In a recent press release, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife urged in the strongest terms for Maine hunters to buy and use copper bullets and say goodbye to lead bullets forever. The entreaty to hunters and recreational shooters to rethink their purchase of lead ammo falls short because of its lack of scientific data and somewhat sweeping generalizations. The National Rifle Association (NRA) is dead-set against the no-lead bullets push and, in fact, believes that underneath it all is a piecemeal assault on guns and hunting. The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) says, “We oppose any position but a personal choice. We oppose any attempt to make lead illegal for hunting.” Personally, I am yet to be convinced. ~ V. Paul Reynolds