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Left on the shelf – Covid-19 hits shooting’s grassroots
Restrictions brought on by Covid-19 are likely to have a detrimental impact on grassroots shooting warns BASC, as new firearms applications fall during 2020-21.
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Covid-19 hits shooting’s grassroots
The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has warned that a significant drop in new entrants to the sport as a result of Covid-19 restrictions could impact the grassroots of shooting. The warning comes on the back of the publication of Home Office statistics Read more…
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Both Barrels: conscientious objection
In his latest Both Barrels column, Bill Harriman discusses the conscientious objection displayed by some members of the medical profession regarding the private ownership of firearms.
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Shall I opt out? GP Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR)
From 1 July 2021, NHS Digital will make 55 million patient records available to research bodies and other third parties. Should you opt out?
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Martin Parker appointed as head of firearms at BASC
Martin Parker, former chief scientist at the National Ballistics Intelligence Service, has been appointed as BASC’s new head of firearms.
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UK firearms licensing is a postcode lottery
BASC has published its 2020 firearms licensing league table, highlighting a stark lack of consistency across police forces in England and Wales.
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Certificate holders facing firearms licensing ‘postcode lottery’, says BASC
BASC’s fourth annual review of firearms licensing performance shows a wide spectrum of results, ranging from very good to “shockingly dreadful”. BASC’s director of firearms has called for consistency of performance following the publication of the review’s results in the form of a league table and said the figures strongly Read more…
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Firearms licensing issues raised with PCC candidates
BASC’s political team have contacted all PCC candidates in the run up to 6 May elections, highlighting the current lack of consistency across UK police forces around firearms licensing.
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Both Barrels – Bill of Rights
Bill Harriman dispels the belief that the Bill of Rights 1689 offers salvation and a safeguard for the private ownership of firearms in the UK.