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Keep your gun safe and legal

Posted on October 7, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Lloyd Pattison looks at the options for keeping your gun safe and legal when you’re on the road Driving with your gun to a shoot is part and parcel of the sport, but not something to be taken lightly. Not only…

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BASC ask for Covid-19 consistency from police

Posted on April 30, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

BASC is urging the police to be consistent in the covid-19 advice given to the shooting community amid reports that some forces have blocked essential fox control during the lambing season. The UK’s largest shooting organisations has received complaints from…

Tagged with: BASC, countryside, covid 19, duncan thomas, fox control, livestock, police, shooting
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Catching up with the Police Firearms Licensing teams

Posted on July 3, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Clay Shooting Magazine editor James Marchington visited the Northern Shooting Show and meets the Police Firearms Licensing teams. This column all too often becomes a bit of a moan, if not an actual rant, about something that’s got my goat…

Tagged with: BASC, clay shooting magazine, clothing, CPSA, FEO, firearms licensing, guns, harrogate, James Marchington, northern england, northern shooting show, police, shooters, shooting, show, sport, yorkshire
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Kate Gatacre looks into the issue of licensing delays

Posted on February 27, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Kate Gatacre looks into the thorny issue of licensing delays. Why do some police areas take so long to do the job? Among the biggest frustrations faced by shooters are the delays they experience when obtaining their licences. In some areas…