if for those who don't enjoy firearms, but care about the outdoors?
Personally I think it can be argued that the STOP Ammo act (while having no chance of passage) and other bills like it have a detrimental effect on the environment. I mean as we all know public hunting land doesn't only get used for hunting, but for the benefit of all who use the land. Personally I think it's an effective tool for discussing the issues with non-shooters or people somewhat neutral to guns in general, but who has an interest in conservation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittman-Robertson_Federal_Aid_in_Wildlife_Restoration_Act
Personally I think it can be argued that the STOP Ammo act (while having no chance of passage) and other bills like it have a detrimental effect on the environment. I mean as we all know public hunting land doesn't only get used for hunting, but for the benefit of all who use the land. Personally I think it's an effective tool for discussing the issues with non-shooters or people somewhat neutral to guns in general, but who has an interest in conservation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittman-Robertson_Federal_Aid_in_Wildlife_Restoration_Act
The Pittman-Robertson Act took over a pre-existing 11% excise tax on firearms and ammunition.[7][8] Instead of going into the U.S. Treasury as it had done in the past, the money is kept separate and is given to the Secretary of the Interior to distribute to the States.[4][8][9] The Secretary determines how much to give to each state based on a formula that takes into account both the area of the state and its number of licensed hunters.[2][3][6][9][10]
States must fulfill certain requirements to use the money apportioned to them. None of the money from their hunting license sales may be used by anyone other than the State’s fish and game department.[3][6][8] Plans for what to do with the money must be submitted to and approved by the Secretary of the Interior.[6] Acceptable options include research, surveys, management of wildlife and/or habitat and acquisition or lease of land, among other things.[1][6][10] Once a plan has been approved, the state must pay the full cost and is later reimbursed for up to 75% of that cost through P-R funds.[1][3][10] The 25% of the cost that the State must pay generally comes from its hunting license sales.[1] If, for whatever reason, any of the federal money does not get spent, after two years that money is then reallocated to the Migratory Bird Conservation Act.[6][9]
In the 1970s, amendments created a 10% tax on handguns and their ammunition and accessories as well as an 11% tax on archery equipment.[1][2][3][8][10] It was also mandated that half of the money from each of those new taxes must be used to educate and train hunters through the creation and maintenance of hunter safety classes and shooting/target ranges.[1][2][3][10]