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Shooting legislation: firearms law, licensing, lead ammunition and countryside regulations
Shooting legislation in the UK is changing faster than at any point in a generation. Firearms licensing reform, lead ammunition restrictions, animal welfare legislation, snaring regulations, airgun law and countryside access rights – the legal landscape that governs shooting is under sustained pressure, and the consequences of getting it wrong are serious.
ShootingUK’s legislation pages track every development that matters to game shooters, deer stalkers, wildfowlers, airgun users and countryside professionals. When a bill moves through Parliament, when a statutory instrument changes the rules, when a landmark court ruling shifts the ground – it is reported here first, with analysis from the lawyers, organisations and industry figures who understand what it means in practice.
Knowing the law is not optional. This is where shooters come to stay ahead of it.
Latest articles
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LegislationWill a sound moderator fit two different rifles?
Sound moderators are ever popular for sporting use these days, but ill treatment or neglect can cause corroded threads, misalignment or they can become permanently attached to the barrel.
By ShootingUK
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LegislationDo I need lessons before I get my shotgun licence?
Shotgun licence: I’ve spent some time with a small shoot this season and love it, and I now fancy taking up shooting myself. How do I get started? Can I receive instruction before getting a shotgun ...
By ShootingUK
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LegislationShotgun licence delayed? Don’t stand for it!
Delays on the part of police in issuing shotgun certificates, renewals and variations are unacceptable and should not be tolerated by gun owners.
By ShootingUK
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Gun Safety
Coloured safety glass lenses and targets for clayshooters
My wife bought me a set of clay shooting glasses with different coloured lenses as a birthday present recently.
By ShootingUK
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Gun SafetyHow to stay safe when you’re a picker-up on a shoot
Pickers-up: The job of pickers-up is not an easy one.
By ShootingUK
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