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• n  small lead shot for shotgun shells

• The most recent comprehensive state ban began on March 1 in Missouri, where state officials realized lead buckshot was harming populations of mourning doves, turkeys, quail .
• Because Cheney was hunting quail, he was using birdshotnot buckshot, which is bigger.
• One bystander, James Rector, 25, died last week of buckshot wounds.

• bird shot
• duck shot

News & Articles

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• Family searching for diabetic 4-year-old's missing service dog
  LILESVILLE, N.C. -- A family in Anson County is asking for help finding their little boy's missing service dog. 'Buckshot' has been missing since Wednesday. His owner, Candy Allen, said he jumped out of their car to chase a cat and he hasn't been seen since. For her son, 4-year-old Remington, finding Buckshot is a matter of life or death.  Remington has diabetes and Buckshot is trained to sense ...
  June 12, 2013 - WCNC Charlotte
• Man shot in back with buckshot in Saginaw; police locate car they said was involved
  A 35-year-old man was shot with buckshot and taken to a Saginaw hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries overnight, the Saginaw Police Department reports.
  June 8, 2013 - The Saginaw News
• 10 hurt after shooting at N. Illinois gun club
  Kane County authorities say 10 people were injured this week when a shotgun accidently discharged inside a gun club, sending buckshot ricocheting around the facility.
  June 6, 2013 - Peoria Journal Star

Quotes

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• David Letterman in CTV.ca
  On The Late Show with David Letterman, Letterman said: "The guy who got gunned down, he is a Republican lawyer and a big Republican donor and fortunately the buckshot was deflected by wads of laundered cash. So he's fine. He took a little in the...
• Al Gore in Independent Online
  I have a friend who says 'there is no silver bullet to solve climate change, there is silver buckshot',said former US President Al Gore during a visit to Oslo to promote his documentary about climate change.