Lead Shot Archives

Lead ammunition restriction proposals: what happens next?

Read our overview of the Health and Safety Executive’s proposed lead ammunition restrictions in England, Wales and Scotland.

Read our statement in response to publication of restriction proposals on the outdoor use of lead ammunition in England, Scotland and Wales.

The Heath and Safety Executive will launch a public consultation on proposed restrictions for lead ammunition in England, Wales and Scotland.

The RSPB and WWT’s open letter calls for the signatories to pre-empt the outcome of the government’s UK REACH process on lead ammunition.

Read Alasdair Mitchell’s reflections on new research into lead vs steel in his Sharpshooter column from last week’s Shooting Times.

BASC’s Peter Marshall summarises the findings of a new piece of research by Cranfield University into the pellet penetration of lead vs steel shot.

BASC’s Conor O’Gorman examines the Health and Safety Executive’s call for evidence in more depth and analyses what it means for shooting.

BASC will respond to a Health and Safety Executive call for evidence on lead ammunition covering England, Wales and Scotland.

Martin Parker, former chief scientist at the National Ballistics Intelligence Service, has been appointed as BASC’s new head of firearms.