The Liberal Democrats have confirmed support for responsible shooting at the rural reception hosted by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Angling Trust at the party’s conference in Bournemouth today.
Commenting on the announcement by the CLA that it will no longer run the annual Game Fair, Richard Ali, BASC chief executive said:
BASC will be attending the four major party conferences this year.
In a recent Belfast Telegraph article Mr Oddie apparently claimed that people who hunt and shoot foxes have “flaws that are downright dangerous.”
A pre-season clay shoot and game barbecue to support young shots is being held at the Southdown Gun Club in West Sussex on 26th September.
Commenting on the HMIC report “Targeting the Risk – An inspection of the efficiency and effectiveness of firearms licensing in police forces in England and Wales”, Peter Glenser a member of BASC Council and a barrister specialising in firearms law said:
Kerry McCarthy, the Labour MP for Bristol East, has been appointed shadow secretary of state for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by Jeremy Corbyn.
Firearms experts from BASC travelled to London to address the Law Commission symposium on the structure of firearms law.
BASC Chairman Alan Jarrett has criticised the publication of a letter on the website of the Lead Ammunition Group.
