BASC in the Press

Almost every aspect appears to be affected, reports Matt Cross for Shooting Times.

Farmers and landowners are being urged to remain vigilant after animal rights activists leaked the addresses of thousands of gun owners in the UK.

The person who reformatted the Guntrader hack data as a Google Earth-compatible CSV has said they are prepared to go to prison – while denying their actions amounted to a criminal offence.

The government is set to make pet theft a criminal offence in its own right, with stiffer sentences for crooks who have seen it as low-risk, high-reward. The move comes in the wake of a huge surge in the crime, with thousands of dogs and cats stolen in the last year and a half.

A new criminal offence for pet abduction is set to be introduced under government plans to crack down on the crime following a rise in working dogs stolen during the pandemic.

Plans to tighten up gun rules after the mass shooting in Plymouth could allow medically unfit people to retain weapons, critics claim.

Publication of data described as ‘worst-case scenario’ after gun owners urged to ‘be extra vigilant’.

Bruce Potts and his son experience a BASC sustainable ammunition day.

Authorities are investigating a large data breach that could put thousands of Britain’s gun enthusiasts at risk.

Authorities are investigating after a map claiming to show the addresses of thousands of firearms owners in the UK was published online.

CRIMINALS could begin targeting the homes of legal gun owners across the UK after the addresses of more than 111,000 were leaked online.

General licences permitting Welsh farmers and landowners to control pest birds could be tightened following a review by Natural Resources Wales (NRW).