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VPC - Poisonous Pastime - Section One Page 15 of 16 <br />gunpowder creates gas pressure which expels the bullet or pellets from the casing and through the <br />barrel of the gun. <br />i) Indoor firing ranges also present problems of exposure to noxious gases such as carbon <br />monoxide and oxides of nitrogen. See, e.g., T. Anania and J. Seta, Lead Exposure and Design <br />Considerations for Indoor Firing Ranges (Springfield, VA: National Institute for Occupational Safety <br />and Health, 1975); Brian O'Rourke, "Indoor firing range ventilation system," Heating, Piping, Air <br />Conditioning (October 1992), p. 77. <br />j) About 500 schools nationwide are reported to have rifle teams, although it is not known how many <br />of them use indoor ranges. Frank Eltman, "School rifle teams in spotlight amid spate of school <br />shootings," The Associated Press State & Local Wire, 22 November 1999. <br />k) The National Shooting Sports Foundation advises its members: "Should a range manager be <br />notified that the range may face legal or regulatory action involving environmental issues, they <br />should immediately notify or obtain legal counsel. Because environmental laws and regulations are <br />extremely complex, it is often advisable to enlist the aid of counsel with specific experience in <br />environmental law, particularly with experience in defending shooting ranges." National Shooting <br />Sports Foundation, Environmental Aspects of Construction and Management of Outdoor Shooting <br />Ranges (Newtown, CT: NSSF, 1997), 1-4 (emphasis in original). <br />I) 33 US Code, Sec. 1251, et seq. <br />m) 42 US Code, Sec. 6901, et seq. <br />n) 42 US Code, Sec. 9601, et seq. <br />o) 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3383 (SDNY 1996). <br />p) 38 F. Supp2d 651, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1828 (NDIL 1999). <br />Back to Table of Contents <br />All contents © 2001 Violence Policy Center <br />The Violence Policy Center is a national non-profit educational foundation that conducts research <br />on violence in America and works to develop violence -reduction policies and proposals. The Center <br />examines the role of firearms in America, conducts research on firearms violence, and explores new <br />ways to decrease firearm -related death and injury. <br />http://www.vpc.org/studies/leadone.htm 2/5/2014 <br />