Added on: 2025-05-02

Plii kasutamise piiramine laskemoonas tekitab eriarvamusi

Restricting the use of lead in ammunition causes disagreements

Euroopa Komisjon soovib üle minna pliilaskemoona alternatiividele. Sotsiaalministeerium valmistab Eesti seisukohta, aga erinevad huvigrupid näevad erinevaid probleeme.

The European Commission wants to transition to alternatives to lead ammunition. The Ministry of Social Affairs is preparing Estonia's position, but various interest groups see different problems.

Plii on tavaline koostisosa jahimoonas ja laskespordis

EN Lead is a common component in hunting ammunition and shooting sports

. Loomaarst Madis Leivits ütleb, et pliid ulukilihas ohustab nii inimesi, loomi kui keskkonda. Kui kütitakse, siis laskemoon saastab uluki liha. See plii jõuab ka inimeste toidulauale.

Kaks aastat tagasi keelati pliihaavlite kasutamine märgaladel ja veekogude lähistel. Veelinnujahil oli pliimoon keelatud juba kümme aastat varem. Euroopa Liitu satub iga aasta umbes 100 000 tonni pliid

EN About 100,000 tons of lead enter the European Union every year

Kultuuriministeerium arvab, et pliilaskemoona piirangud pole praegu mõistlikud. Nad toovad välja julgeoleku ja alternatiivide puudumise

EN They point out security and the lack of alternatives

. Eesti jahimeeste selts ja Eesti jahispordi liidu liige Endrik Raun ütlevad, et praegu on halb aeg piiranguteks. .

Loomakaitseorganisatsioon Loomus ei mõista kultuuriministeeriumi seisukohta

EN The animal protection organization Loomus does not understand the position of the Ministry of Culture

. Nende sõnul on pliimoonale alternatiivid olemas. Nad usuvad, et mürgiga keskkonda saastamine ei ole õigustatud. .

Lead is a common component in hunting ammunition and shooting sports. Veterinarian Madis Leivits says that lead in game meat endangers both humans, animals, and the environment. When hunting, the ammunition contaminates the game meat. This lead also reaches people's dining tables.Two years ago, the use of lead shot was banned in wetlands and near water bodies. Lead ammunition had already been banned in waterfowl hunting ten years earlier. The European Union receives about 100,000 tons of lead annually.The Ministry of Culture believes that restrictions on lead ammunition are not currently reasonable. They point out security and the lack of alternatives. The Estonian Hunters' Association and a member of the Estonian Shooting Sports Union, Endrik Raun, say that now is a bad time for restrictions. The war in Europe makes the situation more complicated.The animal protection organization Loomus does not understand the Ministry of Culture's position. According to them, there are alternatives to lead ammunition. They believe that polluting the environment with poison is not justified. The European Union has been moving towards banning lead for 20 years.