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Figure 1: Timeline illustrating introduction of the lead shot Regulations in England and the four points at which compliance was
monitored, plus other relevant events.*LAG: Lead Ammunition Group.
Figure 2: Opinions relating to lead ammunition cited in 72 articles in the printed shooting media between July 2010 and July 2015. Blue
bars represent opinions which likely resist change or resist acceptance of a problem, orange bars acknowledge a problem. The pie chart summarises
these opposing sets of opinions. *Further evidence is required before a change in approach to lead ammunition can be considered.
Sociological and political barriers to transition to non-toxic ammuntion: UK experience