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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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Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor: Abortion is an election issue
Catholic boost for Tories over abortion

The leader of the Catholic church last night waded into the general election debate by seeming to suggest that Catholics should vote Conservative over the issue of abortion. Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor commended Tory leader Michael Howard’s comments at the weekend that he would reduce the legal limit for having an abortion from 24 to 20 weeks…. Read more »

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Washington visit for McCartneys

The sisters and partner of Robert McCartney are taking their campaign to have his killers brought to justice to Washington today. The six women have blamed the IRA for the murder in a Belfast pub on January 30th and one of them accused Sinn Fein of covering up the crime. They are due to present… Read more »