They’re trying to get rid of lead ammunition too. Why? Because it’s dirt cheap and the masses have access to it and can cast their own bullets. Governments hate armed subjects.
Anything around it on the periodic table is too damned expensive or has unpleasant properties.
WWG1WGA
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)