Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, or HR 4040, a retroactive rule mandating that all items sold for use by children under 12 must be tested by an independent party for lead and phthalates, which are chemicals used to make plastics more pliable.I haven't even read the bill let alone analyzed it. If you have time, it's here.
All untested items, regardless of lead content, are to be declared "banned hazardous products.'' The CPSC has already determined the law applies to every children's item on shelves, not just to items made beginning Feb. 10. [More]
WarOnGuns correspondent Rova speculates:
Youth shotguns and rifles that use lead bullet components in ammunition come immediately to mind - as a worst-case back-door.Avg Joe, who sent me the WND link says:
I broke my teeth shooting in Boy Scouts, this of course is going to go after bullets as well. So children under 12 will no longer be allowed to shoot but for steel shot if they make it for a 410 or BB guns with steel BB's.
Anyone aware of any current warnings from the major gun groups?