Yes, the steel revolution is coming.
But the issue has nothing to do with party politics - all the parties support this. The 'science' of lead has overwhelmed common sense, and is coming in across Europe as well. Being 76 means that I am less worried about this than others. The five year transition will cover most of my future shooting.
I would be interested in seeing some proof or data to prove the statement that the UK Lead Ammo Ban has nothing to do with Party Politics.
From the news we get here, it seems evident that when anti-gun laws, ammo bans, or anti-hunting efforts are attempted or implemented in the U.S.A., the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc., those attacks on Gun Ownership and the Shooting Sports are virtually always done by the Liberal Left. Just before leaving office, Anti-gun Democrat Barack Obama's Interior Department tried to ban lead ammunition on lands managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
And when we see things like the U.S. Firearms Owners Protection Act, the reversal of the Clinton Assault Weapons Ban, or the repeal of the Canadian Long Gun Registry, those victories come through the efforts of Pro-gun rights Conservatives.
Of course, the wins we have also take a lot of backing from firearms owners, hunters, and organizations like the NRA, who are willing to make the effort to fight back. Rolling over and accepting these attacks as inevitable will never win anything, and only encourage more of the same. So if all Political Parties in the U.K. (or elsewhere) are complicit in infringing upon the rights of gun owners, then it seems to me that it would be foolish for gun owners to continue to support them in any way. When my former U.S. Senator began siding with anti-gunners on restrictions of semi-automatic rifles, I voiced my displeasure to his office, stopped voting for him, and campaigned against him. Politicians are supposed to work for us... not the other way around.
I tend to generalize about the foolishness of gun owners in the U.S.A. voting for Democrats, because they virtually all stick together on the issue. There was a time when I was too young to vote that Democrats like Senator John Dingell of Michigan were pro-2nd Amendment. He even served on the NRA Board of Directors. Those days seem to be long gone. His daughter Debbie Dingell is now a Liberal Democrat Senator from Michigan, and she is quite anti-gun. Michigan Gun Owners would be insane to reward her with their support.
