Well the professional shooter thing has its occupational hazards. In nuc med I'm exposed to people with diseases when I have a weak immune system. Not to mention handling all that radiation I inject into people. Motorcycle safety has me in the sun for extended hours and if I don't pay attention an errant student could plow into me on a 350 pound motorcycle, doing some damage.
Shooting? Well again there is the standing in the sun all day. I'm a red head, so I don't want cancer really. And I guess someone could shoot me, by accident of course. That'd suck. My latest visit to the doctor revealed the main hazard of trying to shoot guns for a living. Lead. My blood lead level is almost twice the limit of high normal.
Component Standard Range Your Value
LEAD, BLOOD <=4.9 mcg/dL 8.9
I wonder if its also higher in those in the law enforcement/military field too?
ReplyDeleteI shoot more in a week than most law enforcement officers do in a year. Most only do their yearly qualifier. As for troops, I shoot more than most of them too. I shoot a gun 4-5 times a week, normally three of them indoors, where I inhale much more than say troops who shoot outdoors. Finally, I make my own ammunition which none of those people do as part of their job. So I'm breathing in all the lead from projectiles and primers indoors and handling thousands of rounds each month. (probably 4 thousand)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure guys who train lots, like SWAT for law enforcement or anyJSOC/SOCOM guys for the military who are primary trigger pullers shoot an equal amount. They shoot more than me but it's outside and they aren't making their own bullets. So it could be close.
dudes who work indoors at the shooting range get the most! they have to wear a respirator when cleaning and get tested quarterly.