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Shooting community prepares to fight “existential threat”
The Government has confirmed it will consult on merging the shotgun and firearms licensing systems, in what shooting organisations warn could trigger the biggest exodus in decades.
The proposals would require every shotgun owner to go through the same licensing process as rifle owners, fundamentally changing how half a million shotgun owners access shooting. Confirmation that the consultation will now definitely go ahead follows meetings between the Home Office and shooting organisations in recent days, and ends months of speculation about the Government’s intentions.
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NewsStalkers told to step up culls amid venison demand
BASC warns commercial contracts could be lost unless deer managers respond to unprecedented demand from major venues and growing public appetite.
ByHollis Butler
NewsKnife sale licensing plans must be axed
The Home Office wants to put police forces in charge of a proposed licensing regime for the sale of all knives, warns Conor O’Gorman
ByConor O'Gorman
NewsNow who will sack incompetent chiefs?
Police and crime commissioners are to be scrapped but this removes a vital contact point between rural bodies and FLDs, says Martin Parker
ByBASC
NewsMinisters refuse to make GP firearms medical markers mandatory
The Government has refused to make GP medical markers mandatory for firearms certificate holders despite cross-party support from MPs
ByHollis Butler
NewsPolice reforms prompt calls for centralised firearms licensing
The Countryside Alliance urges the Home Secretary to consider creating a single firearms licensing body as part of planned police reforms in England and Wales
ByHollis Butler
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Mixed results for shooting sector in deer Bill
New law passes despite warnings from shooting sector over lack of evidence and controversial NatureScot powers
ByHollis Butler
NewsMoorland Association to appeal heather burning court defeat
The membership organisation will challenge High Court's refusal to examine whether Defra properly assessed wildfire risks when imposing new burning restrictions
ByHollis Butler
NewsThe flicker of a wing in the halflight: wildfowlers in their own words
Patrick O’Reilly reflects on listening, local knowledge and wildfowling as living heritage, exploring why wildfowlers’ voices matter and how their traditions deserve recognition and protection.
ByBASC
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Kennel Club updates field trial rules to reduce bias
The Royal Kennel Club has approved a raft of changes to field trial rules, effective from 2 February
ByHollis Butler
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Third of forces failing firearms licensing targets
Thirteen forces meet targets whilst 30 fail and temporary permits soar. When will someone fix the crisis in firearms licensing?
ByHollis Butler
