Medical verification in firearms licensing: our letter to the Guardian
Read our letter to the Guardian on the subject of medical verification in firearms licensing, and the key issues that surround this.
BASC gives BBC the facts on firearms licensing as consultation draws to a close
BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, appeared on the BBC’s Breakfast programme today (23 August) ahead of the close of the Home Office’s firearms licensing consultation.
The 20-minute package, which began just after 7.30am, also featured footage of BASC’s clay line at this year’s Game Fair at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire.
BASC has responded to what it billed as “the most important consultation on firearms ownership in 35 years” and has urged members to also respond so that the shooting community has a voice in decisions that will have an impact for decades to come. The consultation closes at 11.59pm today.
Mr Parker informed the BBC that around 600,000 people in the UK have a shotgun certificate, a firearm certificate or both and they would include pest controllers, deer managers, recreational shooters and target shooters.
He told the programme: “It’s not in our interest for anyone who shouldn’t have a firearm certificate or a shotgun certificate getting it.”
Later on this morning, Mr Parker was interviewed live on BBC Radio 5 Live.
BASC was also included in today’s BBC online coverage of the story and last week featured in a piece in The Guardian about the consultation.
You can find a link to the consultation on our website here.
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Non-statutory Home Office guidance
Read our explanation of the non-statutory Guide on Firearms Licensing Law published by the Home Office and what it means for licence holders.
BASC delivers police training on firearms law and wildlife management
More than 100 attendees from across the East of England took part in the event.
