Possible new OSHA regulation

[Guest EasilyObsessed]

Saw this link on another forum. Has anyone else heard anything about this? Seems rather extreme.

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3145

[wrenchhead97]

My comment track number is .....

8025e2a4

If there is ANYONE on this board who does not respond to this threat on our sport and way of life, you need to hand over your firearms immediately and forget shooting. You do not deserve the right.

[TGO David]

Very extreme. Evacuating Wal-Mart during a thunderstorm... that'll get some traction!

[Guest utarch00]

Wow, OSHA sucks anyway, but this proves it.

[wrenchhead97]

Yup. For some odd reason, I see them having issues with pushing this through and making it stick...

I added some to the form letter that the NRA has on their site, feel free to use any or all of it in your comments to OSHA on the sites quoted in the NRA site.

Re.: Docket No. OSHA-2007-0032 (Explosives—Proposed Rule)

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am writing in strong opposition to OSHA’s proposed rules on “explosives,†which go far beyond regulating true explosives. These proposed rules would impose severe restrictions on the transportation and storage of small arms ammunition—both complete cartridges and hand loading components such as black and smokeless powder, primers, and percussion caps. These restrictions go far beyond existing transportation and fire protection regulations.

As a person who uses ammunition and components, I am very concerned that these regulations will have a serious effect on my ability to obtain these products. OSHA’s proposed rules would impose restrictions that very few gun stores, sporting goods stores, or ammunition dealers could comply with. (Prohibiting firearms in stores that sell ammunition, for example, is absurd—but would be required under the proposed rule.)

The proposed transportation regulations would also affect shooters’ ability to buy these components by mail or online, because shipping companies would also have great difficulty complying with the proposed rules.

There is absolutely no evidence of any new safety hazard from storage or transportation of small arms ammunition or components that would justify these new rules. I also understand that organizations with expertise in this field, such as the National Rifle Association, National Shooting Sports Foundation, and Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Association, will be submitting detailed comments on this issue. I hope OSHA will listen to these organizations’ comments as the agency develops a final rule on this issue.

Furthermore, as a supporter of our second amendment right to keep and bear arms, I personally (and many others) view this ruling to be a great burden on our rights as gun owners. Black powder, smokeless powder, and loaded ammunition are shipped, stored, and maintained safely by the vast majority of users and ALL retailers I have ever seen. The likelihood of lightning striking and detonating powder or ammunition in a building grounded in accordance with most fire codes across the nation would be very low.

Also, to forbid the possession of a firearm in a building in which they are contained would totally destroy the business structure of most (if not all) indoor firing ranges and shooting supply shops including Wal-Mart, Bass Pro Shops, Cabelas, and countless thousands of independent shops. Not only would this help to destroy a greatly popular and historical sport. (Or at least make it so prohibitively expensive as to disallow participation by all but the wealthiest shooters.) But it would also prevent armed citizens who carry a weapon legally for self defense from practicing to the point which they would not be considered a hazard to themselves or others in a defense situation.

Please, review this and give it great thought before restricting a right which was constitutionally guaranteed by our founding fathers.

Sincerely,

[fury2neon]

8025e3d9

I've posted!

[Guest c.a.s.]

How do I read comments? And the NRAILA page made it sorta hard to find the legiltion, though I did eventually find it .

[Guest Len]

I agree its way extreme and will go nowhere. Many times OSHA (or other similar agencies regulating various things here and there -the FAA is one that comes quickly to mind) will issue a notice of proposed rule making or other similar announcement with the purpose of generating public (read "big business") comment. The rules that actually get adopted usually are quite different after everyone has their say. This is actually a good process, because the public/business input actually influences the final wording of the rules. For example, WalMart will not want to evacuate a store somewhere every time a thunder storm comes around simply because they have a case or two of .22lr in the back room. They will comment, they will call one of the many congress-critters they have in their back pocket and ask them to head it off a the pass, the congress-critter will start digging, maybe call a press conference or two, and the rule gets modified. In the end, there will be no new rule, or the new rule will be less crazy than the original proposed rule. I wonder what prompted this? Does anyone know? Did some ammo plant somewhere get hit by lightning and explode?

[molonlabetn]

Don't forget any hardware store or business which sells or uses blank cartridges for some nail guns...

Yah... this one isn't going anywhere in its current form.

[waynesan]

I went to this link and got the actual proposed rule change and couldn't believe what I saw. This thing is 55 pages long. Has anyone read through this thing and noted where the changes are that will affect shooters and retailers? I skimmed over about 15 pages and was so inundated with legaleeze my eyes skimmed over and started crossing so I gave up. I did see some important info on page 14, issue #4.

Here's the link: http://www.nssf.org/news/PR_idx.cfm?...R=BP070207.cfm

Click on "regulatory rule" in the first paragraph.

[waynesan]

By the way, here is a listing of all the Senate Members who deal with OSHA.

Republican:

Johnny Isakson (GA)

Richard Burr (NC)

Lisa Murkowski (AK)

Pat Roberts (KS)

Wayne Allard (CO)

Tom Coburn (OK)

Michael Enzi (WY) (ex officio)

Democrat:

Patty Murray (WA)

Christopher Dodd (CT)

Tom Harkin (IA)

Barbra Mikulski (MD)

Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY)

Barack Obama (IL)

Sherrod Brown (OH)

Edward Kennedy (MA) (ex officio)

[Guest damenace]

"We the people" have been heard. Yesterday I was told by a co-worker that the absurdly proposed OHSA rule on ammunition as an explosive has been stopped. This morning I went to the nra website to check this out,and there it is, they are going to revise it to be more clear in their intent.

Thanks to all who registered their concerns and complaints to the proper OSHA people.

What a great feeling it is knowing that we have been heard. Speaking out does make a differnece.