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.
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