The comment is made in here that all "sane" countries reserve what most Americans consider decent hunting firearms for the military. I assume they are talking about such countries as Mexico, where only the military and the police are allowed, legally, to have anything more powerful than a popgun. If that is the case, perhaps they should ask why, if only the military and police are allowed to own these weapons, there are so very many murders committed with semi and full automatic weapons NOT under the direct control of either the military OR the police. The countries with the fewest gun deaths actually have MORE guns out among the population than does even the US, Switzerland being one of the top members of that group. IF they anticipate 12,00 illegal gun murders a year over the next four years, perhaps they should do more about controlling the gangs who go in for mass killings like that. We have not had that many gun deaths in the last four years altogether, so seems someone is selling a big scare job, again.
Mr. Fischer, you are perpetuating am inaccuracy. Why does everyone say Jim DeMint 'retired' from the senate? He didn't retire, he RESIGNED. He submitted a letter of resignation to go for a higher paying job. Voters in SC relied on him to represent them in congress and he used his position and influence as a Senator to get a better job and then quit on us. Please correct this error.
I'm trying to restrain myself, it's difficult. Initially, your vested interests are waving a very large RED flag. Secondly, I think you might be full of that very topic you claim to have recently studied. It is thoroughly accepted in the scientific community that the stuff that is flushed IS NOT and cannot be "treated" with our current water treatment
facilities. They weren't even designed to remove or handle the everyday "contaminants" entering the sewer systems. In large part, the chemicals were not even in existence when these treatment facilities were built. The pharmaceuticals people poop are left to "act on" anyone or anything that comes in contact with their residues, not to mention, paints, solvents, landscape fertilizers, "round-up" type herbicides. The
half-life of these ingredients is a Pandora's box and if you want to see just how healthy it really is ask that the bio-solid's CEOs subject their
grandchildren to eating from vegetables raised in it exclusively. Do as I say, NOT as I do! I appreciate the hard work this responsible citizen put out to bring us some incredibly valuable information. I believe he has probably saved lives of those who may have health challenges and thought they were doing the right thing, spending extra money to eat "healthy" foods from certain stores.
"to not be able to have significant impacts" OK...what's a significant impact? Does that mean I could be affected in ways that won't impair my body function to a large degree, but would indeed have a less than beneficial affect, especially long term?
And "delineate all but the trace amounts of such elements, of which some "could" be toxic in large quantities." Boy! Is that a dodgy answer or what?? What if the person eating these foods is in less than excellent health? What if these foods are being fed to infants and young children?? What if the person is a vegetarian?
I am not impressed with this answer! When you start putting quotes around a word it's an effort to diminish the impact of that word. And in science that is not acceptable!
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