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Majority of PCCs Supportive of Shooting, says BASC

BASC has published the results of its interactions with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) following last week’s elections. In the run up to the poll, BASC wrote to each of the 40 candidates in England and Wales and set up a platform for members to contact their local candidates to find out where they stood… Read more »

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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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By Alex Stevenson A new initiative is handing young people the opportunity to lobby members of the Cabinet directly. Social networking website Bebo’s Take Your Ideas To The Top campaign will find three winners who will present their suggestions on crime, careers and climate change to members of the Cabinet. In a bid to make… Read more »

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By Alex Stevenson The worst offenders of the recent expenses scandal should be jailed, an MP has claimed. Plaid Cymru’s Elfyn Lwyd told BBC1’s Question Time programme last night he expected as many as four MPs could find themselves behind bars for their abuses of the expenses system. Mr Lwyd is a member of the… Read more »