Traditional bullets 'a risk to people'

**Vladimir** · 09-19-2006, 19:26

A gem indeed. I...I just can't finish reading it all...

**scooter_the_shooter** · 09-19-2006, 19:47

The idea of enviroment friendly ammo has been around awhile...and it is a good one; you'd be surprised by how many ranges have been shut down by lead pollution.

**Rodion Romanovich** · 09-19-2006, 20:10

Yay we can finally kill people without destroying the environment!

Now who can find the best slogan for these enviro-bullets?

Some suggestions:
"BAE Systems enviro-bullets - even hippies kill with them!"
"BAE Systems enviro-bullets - killing with future generations in mind!"

to be serious though, I guess it's a step of improvement for the environment, even if the context is funny. I have no problem with ammunition manufacturers ethics as long as they don't try lobbyist work to prevent the states of their countries from lifting weapons embargoes against dictatorship regimes.

**Silver Rusher** · 09-19-2006, 20:18

"BAE Systems enviro-bullets - kill people, not the environment!"

**Xiahou** · 09-19-2006, 22:26

Originally Posted by ceasar010

The idea of enviroment friendly ammo has been around awhile...and it is a good one; you'd be surprised by how many ranges have been shut down by lead pollution.

At indoor ranges that would be a big concern for me as the primers can put a significant amount of lead dust in the air for an enclosed space. At an outdoor range Im far less concerned- but I do almost all of my target shooting with WinCleans anyhow.

"BAE Systems enviro-bullets - killing with future generations in mind!"

**IrishArmenian** · 09-19-2006, 23:54

I use my bullets to harm people. Don't they understand a gun is a wepon?

**AntiochusIII** · 09-20-2006, 04:26

It might sound funny, but a battlefield, or simply a gun range, that won't be toxic for another century or so is actually a pretty good idea.

And the concern for the health of your soldiers aren't exactly "stupid" either. It's simply a (pretty big) step up from all the "psychological" medical departments that take care of soldiers' mental stress to prevent things like suicide and mass-murdering.

**English assassin** · 09-20-2006, 15:18

lead used in ammunition can .... pose a risk to people

O rly?

“This is laughable,” said Symon Hill of Campaign Against Arms Trade. “BAE is determined to try to make itself look ethical, but they make weapons to kill people and it’s utterly ridiculous to suggest they are environmentally friendly.”

I think BAE have missed a trick here. Overpopulation is a major cause of environmental damage. Killing very large numbers of people strikes me as extremely environmentally friendly. In fact its the most environmentally friendly thing I can think of doing. *

IMHO BAE should lend Friends of the Earth a few tanks, maybe some mortars and stuff, whatever they have at the back of the warehouse, and get them to go round and rub Campaign Against Arms Trade out.

* I do realise there may be ethical objections to killing people to save the environment. Although Peter Singer might not agree.

**rory_20_uk** · 09-20-2006, 15:51

My sister is a has a way of coming up with logical but "unusual" solutions to problems.

Concerning the starving masses in Africa, she suggested carpet bombing. The acute pain caused would remove generations of lingering deaths, and would help the environment recover.

It's worth a thought...

**IrishArmenian** · 09-22-2006, 04:29

Originally Posted by AntiochusIII

It might sound funny, but a battlefield, or simply a gun range, that won't be toxic for another century or so is actually a pretty good idea.

And the concern for the health of your soldiers aren't exactly "stupid" either. It's simply a (pretty big) step up from all the "psychological" medical departments that take care of soldiers' mental stress to prevent things like suicide and mass-murdering.

Good Point. Never thot of it like that.