Well, a bookshelf-full anyway.
Sigh… I guess all those years of my childhood, with my nose pressed into a book, weren’t such a good idea after all. Explains a lot, though :p.
I’m glad none of the page corners I ripped off and chewed on as a kid had ink on them!
::twitch
Maybe this would be a good time to buy up some of those, if you collect children’s books
Arguably, it may now already be illegal for anyone to sell them to you.
The law appears to reach into some unusual areas. Goodwill and the Salvation Army have said that they will have to destroy some $270 million of clothing, because the rhinestones, buttons, and zippers may contain lead. Most children’s minibikes and ATVs may now be illegal due to the presence of lead in the handlebars.
It is possible that children’s electronics may be affected, because of lead in solder and batteries, but the CPSC has not yet decided.
Businesses are making a lot of noise about this law, and so it’s certainly possible that their opposition is largely cost-driven. On the other hand, it’s hard for me to see the lead transmission risk from a dirtbike.
There’s a similar controversy over bicycles, dirt bikes and ATVs for kids, since cable fittings, wheel weights, and, of course, automotive type batteries contain lead. I expect these to get more expensive, as the manufacturers have to find lead- free alternatives.
AFAIK, kid’s air guns and firearms are still allowed, since only the ammo contains lead, and the ammo itself isn’t made or marketed specifically for kids. (BTW, responsible parents do teach their kids to wash their hands after going shooting.)
Why would there be lead in the handlebars? Some motorcycles do have solid metal rods inside the handlebars to dampen vibration, but I’ve never seen lead ones. Or are handlebars soldered together? That seems odd.
I see now that the article I cited mentioned “brake handles,” not “handlebars.” My bad.
And I see now - after checking out the Consumer Product Safety Commission website that there’s lead in a huge variety of ordinary household items. Who knew?