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UK firearms licensing is a postcode lottery
BASC has published its 2020 firearms licensing league table, highlighting a stark lack of consistency across police forces in England and Wales.
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Certificate holders facing firearms licensing ‘postcode lottery’, says BASC
BASC’s fourth annual review of firearms licensing performance shows a wide spectrum of results, ranging from very good to “shockingly dreadful”. BASC’s director of firearms has called for consistency of performance following the publication of the review’s results in the form of a league table and said the figures strongly Read more…
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Firearms licensing issues raised with PCC candidates
BASC’s political team have contacted all PCC candidates in the run up to 6 May elections, highlighting the current lack of consistency across UK police forces around firearms licensing.
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Fix firearms licensing, BASC tells PCC candidates
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to all prospective Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) to request assurances that improvements will be made to the firearms licensing system if they are successfully elected on 6 May. As the only shooting organisation that monitors the performance of firearms Read more…
