EPA “surrenders.” If only it was unconditional.

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EPA “surrenders.” If only it was unconditional.

Written By : TrogloPundit

Maybe I’m just being sensitive today, but this headline:

EPA Surrenders to NRA on Gun Control Issue

The noble but tragic EPA, finally succumbing to the overwhelming dark and brutal strength of the NRA, those jerks. I dunno. Maybe I am being too sensitive.

Anyway, it’s good news:

In a swift and unexpected decision, the Environmental Protection Agency today rejected a petition from environmental groups to ban the use of lead in bullets and shotgun shells, claiming it doesn’t have jurisdiction to weigh on the controversial Second Amendment issue.

But:

The agency is still considering what to do about sinkers.

So stock up, fishermen.

Okay, one more thing, and tell me again if I’m being oversensitive:

The decision was a huge victory for the National Rifle Association which just seven days ago asked that the EPA reject the petition, suggesting that it was a back door attempt to limit hunting and impose gun control. It also was a politically savvy move to take gun control off the table as the Democrats ready for a very difficult midterm election.

NRA: mean ol’ bullies. EPA: politically savvy. Am I reading too much into this? At the very least, aren’t political considerations like that supposed to be outside the EPA’s wheelhouse?

More: Ed Morrissey:

Had the EPA pursued this in this electoral cycle, they would have risked inspiring a bipartisan effort to defund the agency, which a Republican House may do anyway to stop enforcement of their ridiculous carbon-dioxide endangerment finding.

If the EPA actually thought this would make a great trial balloon, they found yet another use for lead.

Via Memeorandum.

I don’t usually cross-post, but I’m feeling lazy today.

http://www.angry.net/blog2 Angry Webmaster

“NRA: mean ol' bullies. EPA: politically savvy.”

No, more like EPA: Totalitarian minded, NRA: Heavily armed.
The EPA is starting to get slammed by the states for their power grabs. Texas has already told them to go pound sand regarding permits for refineries.
KoS

I like the article readily admits the EPA is run by liberals.
Rose

WOW! What in the world happened to those donkey's butts????

WOW! That is Amazing.
Rose

NRA's been wearin' lace panties – sportin' limp wrists, the last few months!
Absolute Prince Poppycocks, these days.

Musta been the TEA PARTIERS!
Rose

Nobody BUTT the Flamin' ones!!! ["typos" intended]
UFKA_Smithwick

It wasn't a victory for the NRA, it was a victory for our basic human rights.

I think that if this were instead the ACLU suing over censorship it would be phrased as a “victory for the first amendment” rather than for the ACLU.
UFKA_Smithwick

Green-totalitarianism is in no way preferable to any other form that has been tried throughout the years.

We're smart enough to avoid the other forms so far. And apparently we're wising up to this new tact the statists have taken.

Unfortunately there are plenty of smart people on their side as well; if this fails they will try something new, ad infinitum. And we have to keep winning every time, whereas they need only win once.