Crapo Backs Bill to Stop Ban of Traditional Ammo and Tackle
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana) and 26 other Republican Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation to prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service from banning the use of lead ammunition or tackle on public lands unless such action is supported by the best available science.
“Limitations or bans on traditional ammo and tackle create an unnecessary burden for Idaho’s hunters and anglers,” said Crapo. “This in turn restricts important state revenues and participation in the conservation and management of our incredible lands. I am proud to stand for the right of Idahoans to participate in our rich tradition of hunting and fishing for food and recreation.”
Download the bill text here.
Additional co-sponsors of the bill include Senators John Thune (R-South Dakota), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Rick Scott (R-Florida), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Mike Lee (R-Utah), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), Tim Sheehy (R-Montana), Mike Rounds (R- South Dakota), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Jim Justice (R-West Virginia), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi).
Background:
In 2022, USFWS entered into settlement negotiations with activist organizations over a lawsuit regarding the use of traditional ammunition and tackle on over three million acres of federal land. Crapo joined his colleagues in urging USFWS Director Martha Williams not to cave in to activists’ calls to restrict the use of lead ammo and tackle on public lands. Crapo co-sponsored the bill in the 118th and 117th Congresses.
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