Welcome
Founded in 1908, The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), formerly the Wildfowlers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland (WAGBI), is the largest fieldsports organisation in the UK. It campaigns to protect and promote country shooting and conservation.
Country shooting includes live quarry shooting of game, wildfowl and the management of pest species.
Today it has 148,000 members and employs over 100 full-time staff across the UK.
BASC’s headquarters is in Rossett, near Chester and throughout the UK support, help and guidance is provided by full-time regional directors centred on four English regions - the North, Central, South East and South West. There is also the Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland offices. A Council is elected by the Association's members and are responsible for the strategy and management of BASC.
BASC's aims
- To build all-party support for shooting sports.
- To secure balanced coverage in the media.
- To ensure our members have the opportunity and the means to go shooting.
- To promote high standards of conduct in the field and publish a number of codes of practice covering many aspects of firearms safety and use, the conduct of shooting sports, pest control and animal welfare.
- BASC members are expected to obey the law and to observe codes of practice.
More details on all of the above can be found on the BASC website at BASC.org.uk
What's new
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BASC calls for action on collapsing curlew population
Shooters are being called on to help reverse the decline of the UK breeding curlew population, which stands on the brink of collapse
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BASC statement on Home Office review of licensing fees
The Home Officer Minister responsible for firearms licensing, Nick Hurd MP, has announced in a written answer to a parliamentary question that fees for licensing are being reviewed
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BASC says Offensive Weapons Bill will need close scrutiny
BASC has warned that some of the details of the proposed legislation may have damaging consequences for shooting sports and for those whose livelihood is related to shooting
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BASC opposes new proposals for medical fees
BASC opposes new Home Office proposals to make every gun owner pay a fee to their GP when applying for a shotgun or firearm certificate.
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Thames Valley ‘on message’ with text scheme, says BASC
BASC has welcomed Thames Valley Police's implementation of a text alert system for firearms and shotgun certificate applicants following a successful trial period.
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