OSHA Sets Sights on Gun Industry
July 4, 2007
I don’t often see black helicopters and such but in the case of new OSHA rules that will eliminate small arms ammo I got to wonder. If new rules are enacted it will make it nearly impossible for anyone to get ammo or components to make ammo.
As written, the proposed rule would force the closure of nearly all ammunition manufacturers and force the cost of small arms ammunition to skyrocket beyond what the market could bear—essentially collapsing our industry. This is not an exaggeration. The cost to comply with the proposed rule for the ammunition industry, including manufacturer, wholesale distributors and retailers, will be massive and easily exceed $100 million. For example, ammunition and smokeless propellant manufacturers would have to shut down and evacuate a factory when a thunderstorm approached and customers would not be allowed within 50 feet of any ammunition (displayed or otherwise stored) without first being searched for matches or lighters.
NSSF and SAAMI have already had a preliminary meeting with OSHA officials to begin the process of explaining to them the major problems this proposed rule presents for all levels of the firearms and ammunition industry. Furthermore, NSSF and SAAMI are each seeking a 60 day extension of the public comment period (currently scheduled to expire July 12).
If gun control advocates can not eliminate guns then why not target the ammo and the components to make it? On this Independence Day it seems that a round about run on our 2nd amendment rights is being made. It’s a stealth attack that has for the most part gone unnoticed up until now leaving us little time to get mobilized. Please don’t sit on the sidelines on this issue Public Comment Period is scheduled to end on JULY 12. I hope other bloggers will join with me and get the word out because we are in the final minutes of a must win game and we didn’t even know we were playing.
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