I've just thrown in the towel on all indoor range practice from this point forward. After paying attention to the health effects and the risks involved and knowing that most of the ranges near me that I used to use don't have the best air handler systems, I've decided to only use outdoor ranges from now on and take other respiratory precautions even then. Not sure if any of you have come to this same conclusion, but it just makes sense for me personally. Besides, this decision will put me in a 100% action shooting environment which is probably far more effective a self-defense practice environment than standing in a phone booth and slinging lead down a narrow bowling alley at a paper target. I've heard of people having 50 times the "acceptable" level of lead exposure after several visits to the indoor range. That's just too risk for me. Like I said, after studying this for a while, I can no longer justify the risks. I train/practice outdoors from this point forward: Source: http://projects.seattletimes.com/2014/loaded-with-lead/1/ Note: I did not rely upon this singular article as my sole source of information. I've been studying this question for several months now and through an aggregation of information from various sources both Pro-Gun and Anti-Gun, I came to my final conclusion.
No real concerns about needing Chelation therapy (DMSA) at some point? I know that's a really extreme way to detox, but in really bad situations it might be required. Most nutrient deficient people are more than likely heavy metal toxic (if their cells are starving). So, you can neutralize some of it with just proper nutrition (that's another thread). Still, exposure to the levels produced in most indoor ranges while passing through the respiratory system can't be good. Makes me want to do a Kale/Lemon/Carrot/Ginger/Apple detox juice with diatomaceous earth. Time for a bio flush.
Chelation is exceedingly hard on the body. There is a test for blood lead levels. https://wikem.org/wiki/Lead_toxicity
