In a July 23 letter submitted to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, NRA and 32 other conservation organizations call the recent lead-ammo ban petition filed with the Department of the Interior (DOI)
by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and other
anti-hunting groups “quite simply an attempt to drive hunters, and
subsequently recreational target shooters, off of Federal public lands.
It is unnecessary, has no basis in sound science and should be rejected
by the Department.” The HSUS petition, filed in early June, demands DOI implement rules
that ban hunting with traditional ammunition containing lead on more
than 160 million acres of public lands managed by the National Park
Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As outlined in “The HSUS Lead-Free Campaign” handbook,
the petition is the first step in a three-pronged, “comprehensive
approach to ending the use of lead ammunition for hunting
purposes—hitting the issue at every level and utilizing animal welfare
concerns as the primary rationale—[that] will achieve lasting results
and save millions of animals’ lives in the process.” Despite its emotional pleas to pet lovers, “animal welfare” appears to be the least of concerns for HSUS. As reported by HumaneWatch,
HSUS tax forms show less than 1 percent of the $131 million it raised
in 2011 went to support animal shelters. In its 2012 tax return, HSUS—a
registered 501(c)(3) organization—reported investing a whopping $25.7
million in offshore funds. “But why would a U.S. charity be putting $26 million in the Caribbean?” asked HumaneWatch in a recent blog post.
“HSUS is a non-profit. It’s not in the business of investing money in
hedge funds to make a profit. … It’s because money seems to come first
for the cynics and the bean-counters running HSUS.”...more
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