Lead shot ban proposal now dead
A proposal to ban the use of lead shot by small-game hunters on public lands in Minnesota's agricultural region was shot down last week -- by the bill's chief author.
Four days after meeting with officials from Federal Cartridge Corp. and the National Rifle Association -- which opposed the restrictions -- Sen. Satveer Chaudhary, DFL-Fridley, killed the provision.
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