California Ban on Wheel-Weights

[ReloaderFred]

I would like to know where this expert got his numbers about 500,000 pounds falling off cars in California

Isn't it funny how all these groups throw out "statistics", but they're always in round numbers. If they had actual anecdotal figures, it would come out to a real number, like "23.6 pounds actually fell off wheels in LA County".

What it boils down to, they grab numbers out of the air and nobody challenges them to come up with where they got those figures. We need to start questioning these numbers and don't give up until they admit they make them up, and have no actual scientific basis for their claims.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[gwalchmai]

Nobody can even guess how many wheel weights fall off. It's not like they're serialized.

Say a wheel weight falls off.

Half the drivers never even notice it. Strike 50%.
Of the ones who do notice it, half of them don't get it replaced where they had it put on before. Strike another 50%.

Of those who go back to the original place, what are the chances that anyone even considers that the old weight fell off? nil. But if they did what would they do - fill out an EPA report documenting the loss of a weight? Right...

Another (of many) considerations that "expert" neglects is the documented scientific fact that 73.46% of all the weights which fall off are scrounged up by the hoards of bullet casters who roam the roadsides and parking lots of our nation in a never-ending struggle to protect us from the scourge of lead exposure.

 

[oneounceload]

since lead is a natural element, maybe they should look at all of those chemicals they use on food sources and golf courses first.....Oh wait, that might upset those folks who play Pebble Beach

 

[Grassman]

Just further proof that this once great land is doomed.

 

[TAB]

Something else to think about... if you were to cast lead for a biz,you would most likly have to put out 100s of thousands just for the all the envro/ safety gear you need.

 

[WardenWolf]

Could be worse. California has yet to ban all sources of lead, but I'm sure they will. They have yet to enact real restrictions specifically aimed at reloaders, but I'm reasonably certain it's coming.

The main things you need to watch for are new "public safety" laws which could be used to heavily restrict where people can reload in order to make it all but impossible for the average citizen, and severe restrictions on the availability of components.

I'm not citing examples, because I don't want to give ideas, but I know what I'd do if I wanted to target reloaders.

 

[Martyk]

Excerp from the LA Times article.....really "Lead is a highly toxic metal that can cause brain damage and other nervous-system disorders, especially in politicians and tree huggers."

Lead is what gives water flavor!

What about all those Lead Crazed people in the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's...hmmmmm

So that means more lead will be available for bullet manufacture and prices will come down