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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<strong>Additional photos from the article on P42 of our 27th of Feb issue</strong>
Hendra Barns: At Hendra Barns you can enjoy shooting, learn to prepare game and bask in the Cornish countryside.
Rabbiting purse nets: I buy ready-made 4ft purse nets which work fine on grass and other open ground but I seem to lose a lot of rabbits in any cover. Is this usual, or am I not setting them correctly...
Park Lodge Shooting School has been shortlisted in the Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards 2013.
MP challenges banks over shooting industry discrimination: Jim Shannon MP has tabled an early day motion calling for an end to banks’ discrimination against gun dealers and game keepers.
Sadly, I have had to retire from my career as a gamekeeper due to a serious injury. However, I have been thinking of training as a gunsmith, but I don’t know where to start.
Clay shooting: I have joined the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association and started to shoot registered English Sporting at different grounds in the region.
Edgar Brothers is now able to offer left-handed shooters more brands and calibres of firearms than any other distributor in the UK.
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