Firearms are extremely lethal at what they are designed to do, but what many people are not quite aware of, is that the ammunition of the bullets used in a lot of firearms as well as other armaments, contains within its core, lead. No doubt, lead is utilized because of its density and hardness which makes it quite effective in its power and why it is the inner core of most bullets; however, lead in the environment is very toxic to humans, and lead when used in armament ranges or the like, will over a period of time, begin to leak out and into the surrounding environment, in which such lead getting into wetlands and waterways is inimical to the health of humans. So too, game that is killed with lead-based bullets can be detrimental to the health of humans that consume such because of this leakage, as well as lead debris in the wild, is a present danger for scavenger wildlife.
In consideration of all the armaments that currently utilize lead based bullets, and the sheer number of bullets as well as other armaments fired each and every day, the amount of unnecessary lead in the environment is not beneficial to that environment or to humans. So too, a novel attorney, might be able to bring forth a successful lawsuit, even in a case in which a shooting of another human being was justified, by successfully arguing that the shooter did not have the inherent right to "poison" the victim by shooting into the body of another a substance that is extremely toxic to the body.
In any event, the construction of bullets without lead has been successfully done in other countries, and even States such as California, have banned leaded bullets in regards to the hunting of wildlife. Further to the point, while there once was a time when the gasoline of choice was lead, this was completed phased out for on-road vehicles by 1996, with no ill effects upon the usage of vehicles, and a quite obvious benefit to the environment and to the health of humans.
While there are many that decry the sheer amount of firearms in America, and additionally, wish to see some sort of robust gun control so passed, what has not been considered so much is the ammunition that is being discharged as being seen as a dangerous pollutant and therefore the necessity of regulating such as a pollutant for being a menace to society at large. So then, this signifies that civil society should desire to see the regulation of ammunition handled proactively by and thereby regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Again, it cannot be emphasized highly enough, that lead is a very toxic and a very dangerous substance to humans as well as to animals and to the environment, whether we are exposed to it directly or indirectly, and the fact that today's bullets as well as other munitions still have at their core, this dangerous element, should not be; and therefore it must be phased out, for the safety and for the good of our society, of which, ready alternatives to lead-based ammunition and armaments are freely available.