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BASC and National Crime Agency collaborate to provide firearms security advice
Advice for firearms certificate holders on protecting their firearms from theft has been published by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the police.
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BASC: Shooting has no rural/urban divide
A distribution map of BASC’s membership of more than 140,000 shows people who take part in shooting sports live in city, town, coast and countryside and dispels any myth about shooting being solely a rural issue.
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10 million fieldsports visits to the countryside
Fieldsports generate 10 million visits a year to the English countryside according to the latest research from Natural England. Fishing generates another 14 million visits.
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Deadline looming for BASC 2015 council election nominations
BASC members who want to stand for the association’s elected Council are being reminded that the deadline for entries is approaching.
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BASC launches campaign to highlight the Value of Shooting to politicians
A campaign to ensure that MPs and general election candidates recognise the Value of Shooting, which generates £2 billion for the economy every year, has been launched by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the UK’s largest shooting organisation.
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BASC seeks nominations for 2015 council elections
BASC is asking members to put their talents and experience to work for shooting by standing for the association’s elected Council. The deadline for nominations is at the end of January with the election results announced at the BASC AGM on 13th June 2015.
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BASC welcomes Home Office decision on EU Weapons Directive
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the Home Office's decision that firearms dealers in the UK will not have to establish and maintain electronic registers under a new EU directive.
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BASC calls for resignation of North Yorkshire councillor over suicide comments
The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the BASC has called for the immediate resignation of an elected local councillor and animal rights extremist who posted comments on facebook mocking the suicide of a former soldier and game dealer.
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BASC challenges Department of Justice review of NI firearms licensing
The Northern Ireland Department of Justice’s latest review of the Northern Ireland firearms licensing system has been challenged by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
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Guard against White Hat Bias says BASC
Regulations and policy affecting shooting and conservation must be stripped of bias and be based on robust and carefully-assessed evidence according to the UK’s largest shooting organisation.
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BASC: Beware the unintended consequences of grouse moor licensing
Imposing an unnecessary licensing system on grouse moors would produce unintended consequences which would impact on biodiversity, conservation and rural upland economies.
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BASC invited to join HMIC External Reference Group on Police Force Inspections
HMIC has invited the BASC to participate as a member of a specially convened External Reference Group (ERG) to support their forthcoming thematic inspection of firearms licencing across twelve individual police forces in England and Wales.
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Value of grouse shooting highlighted to MPs as season draws to a close
As the 2014 grouse season closes on the 10th December, the value of grouse shooting and the benefit it brings for the economy and the environment are highlighted in an infographic being sent to MPs by the BASC and the Moorland Association.
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BASC trains more than 1,000 Hampshire Police staff
Training has been given to 1,100 Hampshire Police officers and staff over the last year by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
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Northern Ireland Assembly Members visit NI's leading game shoot
Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly’s All Party Group on Country Sports recently visited one of Northern Ireland’s leading game shoots at the Baronscourt Estate in County Tyrone. The visit was arranged by the BASC NI and the estate.
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Proposed land reform threatens rural jobs, business and tourism
A proposal to tax sporting estates in Scotland brings a real danger of unintended consequences affecting jobs, conservation management and business viability, according to BASC Scotland.
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BASC launches Welsh Assembly cross-party group on shooting and conservation
A cross-party group has been set up in the Welsh Assembly to promote shooting and conservation.
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BASC welcomes evidence-based firearms fees proposals
Government proposals to increase the fee for the grant of a shotgun certificate from £50 to £79.50 with proportionate increases in other licensing fees have been welcomed as fair by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the BASC.
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Watch out for woodcock and wigeon
BASC members are being asked to use a revolutionary online mapping system to record the arrival of migratory species such as woodcock and wigeon.
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BASC welcomes Department of Justice decision on EU Firearms Directive
The UK’s largest shooting organisation, The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has welcomed the Northern Ireland Department of Justice’s (DoJ) decision that firearms dealers in NI will not have to establish and maintain electronic registers under a new EU directive.
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General election campaign stands up for shooting
A web-based general election campaign site which helps people to lobby their parliamentary candidates on shooting has been launched by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
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Wildlife conference guidelines on lead ammunition flawed
A non-binding resolution on lead ammunition, adopted by an international wildlife conference, has been described as a blunt, ineffective and unnecessary instrument by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
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BASC welcomes end to use of Crimestoppers line for firearms security
A decision to end the use of a dedicated Crimestoppers number as part of a police campaign on firearms security has been welcomed by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
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BASC launches new deer stalking scheme in Northern Ireland
A new deer stalking scheme has been set up in Northern Ireland for members of the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
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Top Gun Geri joins BASC
International pistol shooter Geri Buckley has joined the Northern regional team of the country’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
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