Artist: Elizabeth O’Brien

Lead-safety Message: Lead from ammunition is a threat to everyone’s health (Hampton 2021). “Child blood lead was positively associated with household firearm ownership” in Firearm-Related Lead Exposure and Child Lead Levels in the United States, 2012-2018 (Hoover et al 2024). Study Links Childhood Lead Exposure to Later Gun Violence (Hess 2019). EU regulation: An unprecedented opportunity to protect children’s and wildlife health from the toxic effects of lead ammunition (Pain et al 2025).

Description of Work: Photo of spent lead bullet casings in a home.