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Most gun owners use lead ammunition, yet half don’t practice hygiene behaviors after shooting (hsph.harvard.edu)
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[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And not to harm the person shooting it. Lead does that.

[–] entwine@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah, tbh it'd be pretty immoral if someone gets lead poisoning just because they shot up an elementary school. Big Gun really needs to be taken to court over this scandal.

[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you don't see the irony in any of that, that's fine. I guess you're just not a fan of Alanis Morissette. Oh well.

[–] FryHyde@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago

No, no, not iron. Lead.