Delays to firearms licensing are set to reach record highs causing significant complications for certificate holders according to the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). Covid restrictions, regulatory medical involvement and a peak in firearms licensing renewals has caused mass disruption across licensing departments Read more…
With at least seven police licensing departments having suspended firearms and shotgun grant applications, read our advice on what to do if your licence is due for renewal.
BASC is advising members to contact their GP well in advance of firearms licence renewal dates, due to potential delays in the medical verification process.
In his latest OffBeat blog, Bill Harriman discusses the reasoning behind BASC’s support of medical markers for certificate holders in England and Wales.
BASC has challenged North Yorkshire Police’s decision to halt firearms certificate grants, pressing for it to be reversed as a matter of urgency.
North Yorkshire Police’s decision to halt all firearm certificate grants has been described by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), as “a clear breach of their statutory duty”. In correspondence with North Yorkshire MPs, BASC has asked that the force is scrutinised and Read more…
The results of the recent APCC survey on firearms licensing support the addition of markers to the medical records of certificate holders.
Read our explanation of the non-statutory Guide on Firearms Licensing Law published by the Home Office and what it means for licence holders.
New government statutory guidance for firearms licensing published today has failed to solve the issue of GP involvement, says BASC.
