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Additional resources for firearms licensing in Cumbria following BASC meeting

The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »

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BASC challenges illegal move by West Mercia Police

BASC’s head of firearms Bill Harriman has written to the Chief Constable of West Mercia Police to challenge its decision to make all applications for firearms and shotgun certificates online only. The force announced this week that from 1 May printed applications would no longer be accepted. In a letter to Chief Constable Alex Murray,… Read more »

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Howard: Low tax economy would benefit ethnic minorities

Conservative leader Michael Howard today told ethnic minorities he would create a Britain in which success was not determined by skin colour or religion. In a speech to ethnic communities in Batley and Spen, Mr Howard said he would build a nation “where everyone, whatever the colour of their skin, whatever their religion, can make… Read more »

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Most voters think the Government is infringing too much on their liberties, according to a new poll. Seven out of ten respondents – an even mix of men and women – in the ICM for think-tank Reform said the state was curtailing too many freedoms. Voters agreed “too many infringements on personal liberty are being… Read more »