TSA now requires proof gun ranges are clean for air marshals

[SecularMotion]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by krispos42 (a host of the Gun Control & RKBA group).

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now requiring commercial gun ranges seeking contracts to help train federal air marshals and other officers to first prove the facilities are not tainted with lead.

The changes come after a Seattle Times investigation in April revealed indoor-gun ranges in Washington and elsewhere had exposed hundreds of air marshals and federal Bureau of Prisons employees to dangerous levels of the poisonous metal.

Two Seattle-area gun ranges each had outstanding violations for inadequate ventilation and lead-contaminated surfaces while benefiting from federal contracts. The two ranges also had repeatedly violated lead-safety regulations and ended up sickening their own workers.

Firing lead-based ammunition emits lead vapor and dust, causing shooters to be overexposed to the toxic metal if a range doesn’t have proper ventilation or adequate cleanup.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/tsa-now-requires-proof-gun-ranges-are-clean-for-air-marshals/

[Duckhunter935]

1. and how does this Googler cut and paste

meet the group SOP Mr. host from the other group?

Didn't you complain the other day about another persons post not meeting the SOP? H word indeed.

[ileus]

2. I recommend powder coating your cast boolits.

That's what I've been doing the past year or so....much nicer than using crappy old wax or alox.

[krispos42]

3. Locking

This really doesn't fit the SoP of the Group. It's a simple matter of employee safety, something more in line with OSHA than the ATF.

Regards,
Krispos42, Group Host