UPDATE 7-18-07 OSHA Ammunition Regulations-

[hockeysew 0]

If you are a hunter or fan of the shooting sports you need to read this:

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3145

This pending OSHA regulation would effectivley knock any ammunition manufacture or sales on it's ass.

Now I am all in favor of ensuring a safe workplace and sales enviroment but really......

There is some absolutely ridiculous regulation on this.

No ammunition storage or sales in the same store as firearms sales.

HUH

Building must be evacuated in event of electrical storm.

HUH

It goes on as you read more.

Basically it puts all ammunition and compenents in the same class as explosives as far as handling and storage.

This may be a bit of an extereme view on it, but I see this as a back door attempt on further firearms control and another step towards dis-arming the American public.

Kind of seems like the office of Homeland Security probably has a hand in this too.

Anybody else see it like that or is it just me?

No matter what your what your thoughts on it, if you are a shooter of anything other than a BB gun, your ammo is going to get REAL expensive and scarce.

[lawryde 0]

Guns don't kill people, Chuck Norris kills people...

If you're buying firearms and ammo for legitimate reasons, why is it such a big deal to have to take an extra few steps to get a hold of them? It's a dangerous product, so it doesn't seem unreasonable to make it hard to get a hold of.

[DamnLocust 0]

At the same time, lots of people purchase their ammunition from big box stores (walmart, dicks sporting goods, etc.) and may not have access to a specialized store for ammunition purchases.

There's also the issue of smaller gun/sporting shops who will lose quite a few sales because they will no longer be allowed to stock ammunition. Ammunition is like the hockey tape of the hunting industry. Everyone uses it and lots of times it's what gets hunters into the store in the first place. We've all experienced walking into the LHS for some tape and leaving with extra little goodies that we just HAD to have. Same concept in most industries, including sporting shops.

for the record, I've been hunting since I was 6 years old and while I realize there's a need for gun control, I think it's getting a bit far fetched with these ammo regulations. If the government had a handle on the guns, buying and selling ammo wouldn't be an issue. You can't fire off the ammo if you don't have a gun.

[Monty22 833]

So the way ammunition has beed stored, sold and treated for the last century is now so dangerous it needs to be regulated by OSHA? Glad to see my tax dollars are hard at work helping keep me safe.

[mack 44]

I'm glad I get all my guns and ammo from the street. I keeps it real.

[hockeysew 0]

So the way ammunition has beed stored, sold and treated for the last century is now so dangerous it needs to be regulated by OSHA? Glad to see my tax dollars are hard at work helping keep me safe.

Funny that you mention that. Two of the incidents cited in this proposal date back to 1947 and 1945 with en masse shipments of bulk explosives.

[Monty22 833]

Used the link and left comments on the OSHA website- I suggest anyone who has any interest in , or may have an interest in any shooting sports to do the say. If adopted, these proposals would essentially END commercial ammo manufacture, transport, storage and retail sale.

[jcp2 2]

Used the link and left comments on the OSHA website- I suggest anyone who has any interest in , or may have an interest in any shooting sports to do the say. If adopted, these proposals would essentially END commercial ammo manufacture, transport, storage and retail sale.

No worries here. I'm sure the NRA has got this covered.

[hockeysew 0]

:D Some good news to this- The Public comment period has been extended to September 10th.

OSHA would not do this unless there was substantial opposition to this proposal.

No worries here. I'm sure the NRA has got this covered.

Very true- So have the GOA, Ducks Unlimited, NSSA and SASS to name a few.

Many large and small retailers have also raised their hackles and let OSHA know.

I spoke with a gentleman that runs an ammunition reloading business in regards to this and he has been very involved with the opposition. He said that the major factor in this proposal is anti-terrorism.

The government wants to ensure that the materials for I.E.D's are made unavailable. Apparently there is evidence that factions in the U.S. would like to commence with car bombings and suicide attacks.

Ok Valid concern, but what are you going to try to do next, regulate propane bottles and the like?

[Chadd 916]

Guns don't kill people, Chuck Norris kills people...

If you're buying firearms and ammo for legitimate reasons, why is it such a big deal to have to take an extra few steps to get a hold of them? It's a dangerous product, so it doesn't seem unreasonable to make it hard to get a hold of.

If they were reasonable steps, nobody would have an issue. Something like having all ammunition locked up and only available by request, would be cumbersome and annoying but not entirely unreasonable. Requiring a store to evacuate during an electrical storm because they sell bullets is utterly asinine. In this case, it's not the burden on the consumer, rather it's the burden upon the retailer that is unacceptable.

[hockeysew 0]

Well the outcry from the industry and enthusiast's did some good :D

OSHA is backpedaling on this one now:

OSHA Update

Sometimes the little people do count!