BASC was joined by representatives of other leading rural organisations to discuss firearms licensing with Suffolk and Norfolk police.
Positive PCC and police talks signal progress on firearms licensing backlogs Read more...
BASC has submitted five expressions of interest to DCMS for the inclusion of shooting traditions on the UK Living Heritage inventories.
BASC makes submissions for inclusion of shooting on UK Living Heritage inventories Read more...
BASC has warned that the decision to end small business rate relief for shoots in Scotland risks serious consequences.
Removing Scottish sporting rates relief risks rural jobs and conservation Read more...
BASC has strongly condemned the illegal killing of a buzzard after a gamekeeper was convicted at Scarborough Magistrates’ Court.
BASC condemns illegal killing of buzzard following court conviction Read more...
Following a third consecutive day of thaw conditions, the call for voluntary restraint in the shooting of waterfowl in Scotland has been lifted.
Call for voluntary restraint lifted in Scotland Read more...
Join BASC’s free webinar on 11 February for updates and advice regarding gamebird releasing on or near Special Protection Areas in England.
Register for free BASC webinar on gamebird releasing on protected sites Read more...
A new National Audit Office report which confirms many of the concerns BASC has raised about Natural England’s regulatory approach and the urgent need for reform.
BASC backs NAO report’s call to reform Natural England Read more...
A damning report into firearms licensing failures across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire has cemented BASC’s concerns about under-resourced police firearms licensing units.
Damning report exposes firearms licensing failures in Beds, Cambs and Herts Read more...
Due to the widespread severe weather, BASC is calling for people who shoot in Scotland to exercise restraint, wherever it is needed, in the shooting of ducks, geese and waders, including reared mallard.
Five top or side-venting blank firers manufactured in Italy by Bruni have been classed as readily convertible and are now illegal to own.
Home Office amnesty for banned Bruni top or side-venting blank firing pistols Read more...
