Don't forget to talk about the harm of shooting to health and the environment

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16. Just pointing out that accuracy is important if you want to convince anyone

Take it as constructive criticism, if one of the points of this group is to promote effective arguments supporting gun control, then it's probably a good idea to make sure of the validity of those arguments. Promoting information that is easily contradicted would seem to be counter-productive to those efforts.

Yes, it's true that lead shot has affected waterfowl in many places. That might sound like a reasonable example of one of the dangers associated with guns. But it becomes a less convincing example in light of the fact that lead shot was banned by the Federal Government in 1991, for use in waterfowl hunting. It's akin to protesting that cars are dangerous due to the use of leaded gasoline. Cars are certainly dangerous for a variety of reasons but unleaded gasoline has been the standard for a long time now.

That's not to say that there may not be some legitimate concerns about lead contamination resulting from the use of firearms, just that the lead shot issue in regards to waterfowl has been addressed through regulations and may no longer be a particularly compelling argument to be made.