BASC to support three new game fairs
29th January 2016
BASC’s Council has unanimously voted to give support to the three new game fairs which have been launched following the decision not to hold the CLA Game Fair in 2016.
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BASC to submit amendments to European Commission’s firearms proposals
29th January 2016
BASC, the UK’s largest shooting organisation, will be submitting amendments to the European Commission’s proposals to change the Firearms Directive.
BASC argues against Scottish ban on electronic dog collars
29th January 2016
BASC is urging the Scottish government not to ban the use of electronic dog collars as their consultation process on the issue closes today.
BASC saves members £2.5 million on motors
28th January 2016
BASC has secured significant discounts and members can now get big savings on models from 17 of the world’s leading car manufacturers.
BASC to brief key MEP on European firearm proposals
26th January 2016
BASC will attend a key meeting to brief Vicky Ford MEP, who is leading on the European Parliament’s scrutiny of European Commission proposals to amend the Firearms Directive.
4,000 try shooting with BASC’s shooting simulator
25th January 2016
More than 4,000 people tried shooting sports for the first time in 2015 using BASC’s state-of-the-art shooting simulator.
Shooting’s contribution to biodiversity keeps growing
22nd January 2016
Commenting on Defra’s 2015 UK Biodiversity Indicators Report, BASC, the UK’s largest shooting organisation, has said it is concerned by the continuing downward trend in a number of key indicators but stressed shooting’s contribution to biodiversity and the wider health of the countryside. The report shows continuing declines in farmland
Leading Country Sports Organisations Meet NI Environment Minister on Snares
21st January 2016
Representatives from Northern Ireland’s two main countryside organisations, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and Countryside Alliance Ireland (CAI), met with NI Environment Minister Mark H Durkan at Stormont.
BASC comments on new LACS CEO
21st January 2016
Commenting on the appointment of Eduardo Goncalves as the new Chief Executive of the League Against Cruel Sports Richard Ali, Chief Executive of BASC, the UK’s largest shooting organisation, said:
