The Fighting Fund
Everything you need to know about the BASC fighting fund – launched to protect shooting.
The Fighting Fund is about acting when shooting comes under threat.
From legal action for individual members to judicial reviews in the High Court, the Fighting Fund enables BASC to move quickly, decisively and effectively on behalf of members and the wider shooting community.
Your membership and donations help give BASC the resources to challenge threats to shooting through legal challenges, campaigning and strategic intervention when it’s needed most.
- Winning a landmark High Court judicial review against Natural England, where the court ruled that the regulator acted unlawfully
- Challenges affecting general licences
- Defending sustainable gamebird releasing
- Protecting young people’s access to shooting
- Pushing back against attempts to restrict airguns
- Opposing disproportionate firearms restrictions
Every victory is made possible because of our members and supporters who choose to invest in protecting the future of shooting.
"The High Court victory against Natural England didn't happen by chance. It happened because the Fighting Fund gave BASC the ability to act. Your donation helps make the next victory possible."
Together, we're stronger
- Every donation strengthens BASC’s ability to protect shooting
- Every supporter helps safeguard the future of shooting
- Every partnership gives us greater strength to defend the interests of the shooting community
- Every member amplifies our voice to fight for the future of shooting
Help protect the future of shooting
For trade and industry
The future of your business depends on the future of shooting
Manufacturers, retailers, estates, game farms, shooting grounds and countryside businesses all benefit from a thriving shooting sector.
When shooting comes under threat, it isn’t just our way of life that’s at risk — it’s the businesses, livelihoods and rural economy that depend on it too.
The Fighting Fund gives BASC the ability to challenge decisions that affect the whole sector. By working together, we can build an even stronger voice for shooting.
If your organisation wants to play a bigger role in protecting the future of shooting, we’d like to hear from you.
Together we can explore:
- Strategic partnerships
- Corporate support
- Industry fundraising initiatives
- Campaign sponsorship
- Long-term investment in defending shooting
