As a few of us have suspected for quite a while, the frontal approach has not been effective on shooters. So the government has used the back door. Anyone who wishes to shoot at Bisley, as most of the land is leased from the M.O.D will have to have a yearly certificate of competance signed by their club chairman before they will be allowed to use the ranges. This is at the insistance of the M.O.D which is run by the government.
At this time I call upon all shooters to cry foul and for the NRA, NSRA & CPSA to withdraw from this site and relocate the "National Shooting Centre". Surely there is a member of one of these groups with an estate that could house and help preserve shooting out of the reaches of the M.O.D.

From our friends at the B.A.S.C the release reads as follows:

20 May 2008…………………………………………………immediate release

Sporting shooters who own rifles restricted to deer stalking will now be able to have their firearm certificate conditions amended so they can take foxes, ground game and other pest species.

Currently in England and Wales, Chief Officers generally prohibit the taking of smaller pest species with larger calibre rifles used for deer stalking. Certificate holders rightfully need to deal with reasonable eventualities when managing estates and wildlife and now with the help of The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Firearms and Explosives Licensing Working Group, this new policy should make wildlife management easier without compromise to public safety or animal welfare.

This practice has been applied in Scotland for some time now without problem. The ACPO Firearms and Explosives Licensing Working Group now recommends this approach to all forces as policy in England & Wales, however it must be remembered that it is still for individual chief constables to make their own decisions

Anyone who requires their certificate condition to be amended is invited to submit their certificates to their respective force Firearms Licensing Departments.

ENDS

For more information please contact the BASC press office on 01244 573031

O.K. so its only a video but still worth a look just to see how many of these little blighters are made everyday. ELEY video. Its a shame that we cannot get this information from a home source but thanks anyway to our friends at Guns & Ammo.

It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing Claude "Grits" Gresham Jr. A true outdoors man with an interest in all aspects of hunting, shooting and fishing. He was also an author and T.V. personality.
"Grits" as he was known to many around the world will be sorely missed and our thoughts go out to his family at this sad time.

Please read on for a more detailed look at his life.

Is this what you have been looking for if you shoot clays? Yes, it's true a break open semi auto new from Beretta. It will be availabe from May this year. The UGB25 xcel has to be seen to be believed but it could be the shape of things to come.

For those who like their guns on the large size follow the link. Though I would not fancy paying the electric bill to fire the rail gun, even if ammo is getting dearer it is still cheaper than this whopper.

Whilst the pistol ban may be lifted, it will it appears only apply to those with enough money to travel to foreign countries to practice. These same people, the top 50, the only 50 possibly, will still have to travel to a far off range to practice.
This government is paying lip service to the rest of British shooting and shooters and doing he bare minimum to appear to comply with the Olympic charter.
The Times.

The news is a little way laid as other things take over at this time of year. However, the reawson for inclusion at this late date is that the figures from the Home Ofice are available to download in .pdf form.
The Telegraph

As you may notice, this is not a home produced item. So where in the world do the police think that the population is getting a healthier attitude towards firearms and the shooting sports. Click here for a link.

A sad story of a suicide which may have been avoided had the guidelines been followed.For the full story go to the Brighton Argus via the link.

You may be able to help if enough people contact the politicians involved, these are the people you voted for, so let them know you now want your thoughts known regarding this matter. N.S.R.A. Olympics.