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BASC supports common-sense amendments to Scotland’s airgun licensing Bill
Politicians urged by BASC to consider and support a series of proposed common-sense amendments to the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill
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BASC welcomes Defra Secretary of State
The reappointment of the Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP as Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has been welcomed by BASC
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BASC identifies parliamentary majority in favour of shooting
A majority of MPs who support shooting sports has been identified by BASC. 54% of MPs elected to Westminster have indicated that they support shooting
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BASC pledges to work with all parties to enhance the value of shooting in Britain
BASC has pledged to continue to work proactively with all politicians across the UK to increase the value of shooting in Britain
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Game shooting facts in new BASC infographic
Half a million hectares of woodland and 100,000 hectares of copses are actively managed by game shoots in the UK. 430,000 people shoot game and 97% of shot game goes into the food chain. Just some of the facts in a new Game Shooting infographic from BASC
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Check your candidates’ positions on shooting before polling day
With just one week until polling day in the General Election BASC is urging its members and everyone who shoots to check their election candidates’ views on shooting before casting a vote.
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Long delays in Scottish firearms licensing are unacceptable
Delays of up to nine months in processing firearms licence applications and renewals by Police Scotland have been described as unacceptable by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). Applications for the grant and renewal of firearm and shotgun licences should be processed within a few weeks but a backlog is building up in Scotland.
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BASC letter to the Times: shooting’s conservation contribution
“Shooting’s contribution to conservation can sometimes be conveniently overlooked, but it is significant.”
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Shooting’s conservation contribution – Chairman’s letter in the Daily Telegraph
A letter from BASC chairman Alan Jarrett promoting shooting’s conservation contribution has been printed in today’s Daily Telegraph
