Maine: Committee to Vote on Lead Ammo Ban Bill Wednesday

On Wednesday, May 7th, the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will vote on LD 1364, a bill that seeks to begin the process of banning lead ammunition in Maine. NRA members are urged to contact committee members NOW and encourage them to OPPOSE LD 1364. To contact committee members NOW, click the TAKE ACTION button below. 

LD 1364 is an anti-hunting bill that seeks to direct the State of Maine to commission a study of the impacts on and risks to wildlife, humans, and the environment of using lead-based ammunition. As seen throughout the country, commissioning these types of studies is the initial action taken by anti-hunting groups to implement their extreme long-term agenda. If passed, this bill would begin the process of potentially banning traditional ammunition, which would decrease hunting participation due to the substantial increase in the cost of ammunition. Maine has over 200,000 hunting license holders, which provides over $307,000,000 in annual economic impact. Restricting Maine's hunting economy through ammunition bans would reduce critical Pittman-Robertson funding and negatively impact Maine's rural economies.

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