http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/18/end-line-for-lead-bullet-regulations-bans-force-switch-to-green-ammo/
When the last bullet-producing lead smelter closes its doors on Dec.
31, it will mark a major victory for those who say lead-based
ammunition pollutes the environment, but others warn 'green' bullets
will cost more, drive up copper prices and do little to help
conservation.
The bid to ban lead bullets, seen by some as harmful to the
environment, started slowly more than a decade ago. But with two dozen
states, including California, banning bullets made of the soft, heavy
metal, the lead bullet's epitaph was already being written when the
federal government finished it off.
First, the military announced plans to phase out lead bullets by 2018.
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