normiss 851 #51 December 3, 2015 Ah, that bit. "Exclusions from definition of ‘chemical substance’ under Toxic Sub- stances Control Act and report on lead ammunition The House bill contained a provision (sec. 313) that would amend section 3(2)(B)(v) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S. C. 2602(2)(B)(v)) and require a report on costs related to non-lead al- ternatives for small arms. The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provi- sion. The agreement does not include this provision. " So, no requirement to report on costs, and you're all excited? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #52 December 3, 2015 billvon>2) no intentional misunderstanding Ah. So you see no similarities in these: -Lead is cheap, and has benefits when it comes to gun operation, but can have some adverse environmental consequences -CFC's are cheap, and have benefits as a refrigerant, but can have some adverse environmental consequences -DDT is cheap, and has some benefits as an insecticide, but can have some adverse environmental consequences You honestly see no common concept there? Then you're about six posts behind everyone else/ Years ago Amy and I were having a conversation with a friend of ours and his new girlfriend. (I'll call them B and C.) The conversation went like this: B: The whole TSO system makes so little sense. BVN: Well, TSO's as standards go back a lot farther than parachute testing, and they come from the military, so . . . B: Yeah, the military has been using them forever. Gun rifling was one of the earliest applications of military standards, back when they started to standardize weapons. BVN: Well a lot of standards are like that. Wire gauges, and rail gauges too. And they come from odd places. I mean, wire goes backwards, and the thickest wires are called 0000 gauge. 40 gauge is a thin wire. Where did that come from? B: Yeah, and rail gauges are odd too. The US standard is - what? - 4 feet 9 inches? BVN: Well, that came from Great Britain; they built a lot of railroads, and the US got most of its rolling stock from England early on. And that standard was based on . . . C: Wait. What does this have to do with guns? Mostly true, narrow gauge rail exists in Colorado.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 851 #53 December 3, 2015 No chariots there apparently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #54 December 5, 2015 normiss No chariots there apparently. Just stage coaches mostly. Well, that and weed.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
