Latest Anti-Lead Ammo Attack Isn't About Ammo at All

Wayne Pacelle, the disgraced anti-hunting activist who previously resigned following sexual harassment allegations and a grifter who was once head of the anti-hunting group Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), is at it again. He's now camouflaging himself as a hunting supporter, which couldn't be farther from the truth. And he's doing it to ban the use of traditional ammunition. He's not pro-hunting. He's not even for animal rights. He's a Washington, D.C., beltway hack who took his show on the road.

Pacelle ignores science and demands government mandates to restrict and regulate actual conservation out of existence. He makes illegitimate claims to bolster attacks by anti-hunting activists. And he does this by running a non-profit that continues to enrich his fraudulent lifestyle.

Pacelle's Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action are pressing a petition targeted at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) to ban traditional lead ammunition for hunting in New York. These activists are not interested in science or data. They insist they are not opposed to hunting, rather they just want you to hunt their way. Their way means eliminating traditional ammunition despite the fact there is no sound science to support their off-the-wall demands. …