Giant nothingburger, clickbait, hysteria article written for the low information, low IQ mouth breathers, as per usual.
Lead has been banned for waterfowl since the mid 80's on refuges and shortly after, everywhere.
Best thing to happen to waterfowl hunting was the lead ban. A bunch of grouchy old whiners, "showed them" and quit hunting waterfowl over the lead ban. I offered them "good riddance", and went on to clean house on waterfowl for the next 15 years while they sat on the couch.
The smart hunters will see this as an opportunity to weed out the non-hackers. Isn't tough to find non-toxic alternatives to kill a deer, blast a duck, or sink a hook.
The cost excuse is a real joke...sinkers, ammo, bullets, other than the licenses, the cheapest part of the entire equation.
Hopefully this goes through, good way to keep the uninformed on the couch, where they belong.
Laffin'.