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New airgun offence due to come into force
New legislation has been introduced by the Government which will make it an offence to fail to properly secure airguns in order to prevent them falling into the hands of children.
New legislation has been introduced by the Government which will make it an offence to fail to properly secure airguns in order to prevent them falling into the hands of children.
The UK?s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has responded to calls for tougher firearms laws made by a Plaid Cymru Welsh Assembly member.
Simon Trinder, wildfowler and wildlife artist, is once again supporting BASC’s fundraising effort in the Eastern Region by donating a water colour painting.
Shooters will be at the forefront of conserving the UK?s protected dormouse population thanks to a grant of
A temporary suspension of waterfowl shooting in Scotland will end at a minute before midnight on Thursday 6th January, allowing shooting to resume from the morning of Friday 7th January.
A statutory suspension of waterfowl shooting in Northern Ireland is to be lifted after the recent thaw. Restrictions are to remain in force in Scotland but the possibility of a statutory suspension of the shooting of ducks, geese and waders in England and Wales has been avoided.
Legal suspensions of the shooting of waterfowl in Northern Ireland and Scotland which were put in place because of the severe winter weather have been extended.
Due to the widespread severe weather the UK?s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), is again calling for all shooters in England and Wales to exercise restraint, wherever it is needed, in the shooting of ducks including reared mallard, geese and waders.
The UK?s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed many of the recommendations on the UK?s firearms laws made by the Home Affairs Select Committee.