Rhode Island: House Committee to Hear Lead Ammunition Ban This Week

By Ammoland

Fairfax, VA –-(Ammoland.com)- On Thursday, April 2 2015, 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.