Colorado Activists Push Ban on Traditional Lead Ammunition for Hunters

By Sportsmen’s Alliance | Sportsmen’s Alliance

Anti-hunting extremists—led by disgraced former Humane Society of the United States executive who was forced to resign amid sexual harassment allegations Wayne Pacelle—petitioned the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (CPW) to ban hunting with traditional lead ammunition in the Centennial State. This move comes just months after they snuck an amendment into the federal Farm Bill that would have banned hunting with dogs—a move that Sportsmen’s Alliance defeated.

Why are Activists Targeting Lead Ammunition and Tackle?

Banning traditional lead ammunition has been the goal of these groups for some time. In 2010, several groups petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban the manufacture of lead ammunition and fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Both of those petitions were denied and upheld by courts. These groups also sought to ban hunting with lead ammunition in the Kaibab National Forest. This attempt also failed after a decade of litigation. More recently, they attempted to force the Fish and Wildlife Service to ban lead ammunition in the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia. Sportsmen’s Alliance and others intervened in and successfully defended that lawsuit.

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