Leicester & District SR & PC was burgled on Thursday, 6th August. The thieves overcame a strengthened outside wall to then break into the club’s strongroom, where the then set about stealing a total of 31 club guns – 18 rimfire…
Airgun Theft from Leicestershire Gun Club
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After delay in being released: Scottish airgun stats reveal stark truth
Following pressure from the BASC, the delayed statistics on Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms in Scotland for 2013-14 have now been published – and reveal airgun crime represents just 0.06% of overall crime!
Win an Air Arms HFT500 at Round 5 of the UKAHFT 2015 Series
Britain’s award-winning airgunmaker, Air Arms, is enjoying a very successful 2015 season of Hunter Field Target – and now confirm their sponsorship of Round 5 of the 2015 UKAHFT National Series
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Airgun Survey – Win A BSA Lightning XL SE Combo
The BASC is giving airgunners the chance to win a BSA Lightning XL SE worth £250 plus a BSA Optics scope of their choice by way of a random draw, entry of which is automatic when you take part in their specially-commissioned Airgun Survey
Tagged with: BASC Airgun Survey, British Association for Shooting and Conservation, BSA Guns, BSA Lightning XL SE, BSA Optics, competition
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Find Out If Your Member of Parliament Supports Shooting
The UK’s General Election is over… and now it’s time for shooters to pick up the lobbying reins. In fact, Britain’s 140,000 strong shooting organisation, the BASC, is actively encouraging it!
Tagged with: BASC in Parliament, British Association for Shooting and Conservation, Christopher Graffius, MP, stance on shooting
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BASC Supports Amendments to Scotland’s Proposed Airgun Licensing
The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill begins its Stage Two consideration and scrutiny by the Local Government and Regeneration Committee in Holyrood on Wednesday – and the BASC has been working to help develop amendments which might make the proposed legislation more workable
New UK Government – Majority in Favour of Shooting
The BASC has identified that the majority of MPs elected to Westminster following the UK’s General Election… support shooting sports, No fewer than 349 MPs have indicated their support, with only 11 MPs against!
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Scottish Airgun Licensing – BASC’s comment on Holyrood’s Stage One Vote
While some consider airgun licensing in Scotland to be a ‘done deal’, the Stage One debate on 23rd April has failed to secure support from all parties in the Scottish Parliament, Holyrood because of lack of evidence…
Tagged with: Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill, airgun licensing, basc, Holyrood, Michael Matheson, Nicolle Hamilton, Police Scotland, scotland
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SCOOP! BSA Launches New R10 Variant in Black Pepper Laminate
Here’s a scoop photo of BSA’s about-to-be-launched new PCP. It’s based on the time-proven Mk2 action of the regulated R10, and this one comes dressed in BSA’s ‘Black Pepper’ laminate woodwork.
BASC Requests ‘Missing’ Airgun Crime Figures
BASC Scotland has submitted a Freedom of Information request to the Scottish Government for missing crime statistics which are crucial to the debate on airgun licensing north of the border, citing that “the absence of the most recent statistical evidence at this critical stage is unacceptable.”
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