RI House to hear Lead Ammo Ban Thursday, April 2nd

Published 04/01/2015

Rhode Island:  House Committee to hear Lead Ammunition Ban Thursday, April 2nd.

On Thursday, April 2, the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources will take public testimony on House Bill 5669, sponsored by state Representatives Arthur Handy (D-18), Edith Ajello (D-1), Thomas Palangio (D-3), and John Lombardi (D-8).  H.5669 seeks to ban the use of most lead ammunition and require the use of non-lead ammunition approved as “non-toxic” by the Director of the Department of Environmental Management.

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House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.  Representative list.