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21/11/2025

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21/11/2025

Influence more with BASC

From Westminster to local councils, BASC is the leading voice for sustainable shooting in the UK. Our members help to shape policy and ensure the impact of shooting is recognised nationwide.

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19/11/2025

🚨 Breaking: National Shooting Show cancelled

Organiser Stable Events confirmed the decision after the NSS website went offline, ticket sales ceased and the venue removed the show from its calendar. The show’s social media channels had also fallen silent in recent weeks.

According to a spokesperson, the cancellation allows organisers to focus on The Great British Farm-Fest, celebrating farming, food and rural life with billed appearances from stars including Jeremy Clarkson, Chris Moyles and Matt Tebbutt.

👉 Full story: shootinguk.co.uk/news/national-shooting-show-cancelled-for-2026

Stable Events has cancelled the 2026 edition of The National Shooting Show as it shifts its focus to The Great British Farm-Fest.

19/11/2025

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19/11/2025

The wild sport special issue of Shooting Times is out now!

This week’s issue is packed with the latest news from the world of shooting, including industry updates and regulations that every enthusiast should know.

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18/11/2025

17/11/2025

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15/11/2025

A valuable contribution from farmer and TV presenter Gareth Wyn Jones on the Home Office’s forthcoming consultation to merge Sections 1 and 2 licensing. Great to see this important discussion gaining momentum – if you haven’t yet read our full breakdown, now’s the time.

14/11/2025

🚨 BREAKING: Shooting community prepares to fight “existential threat”

The Government has now confirmed it will consult on moving shotguns into Section 1 licensing – a change organisations warn could trigger a mass exodus from shooting and decimate the gun trade.

Under the proposals, every shotgun owner would face the same process as rifle applicants: individual approvals for each gun, land tests, conditions that can’t be appealed, and major restrictions on young people.

BASC says up to a third of shooters could leave the sport, while the Gun Trade Association warns of at least a 40% hit to the trade. They stress that defeating the proposals will require a united front, and urge everyone in the community to stand together and make their voices heard.

The consultation is expected before the end of the year – and success will depend on a massive, coordinated response from across shooting.

👉 Full story: https://www.shootinguk.co.uk/news/shotgun-fi****ms-consultation-presses-ahead/

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The Government will consult on merging the shotgun and fi****ms licensing systems, sparking fears of an exodus from shooting.

13/11/2025

The latest issue of Shooting Times is out now!

This week’s issue is packed with the latest news from the world of shooting, including industry updates and regulations that every enthusiast should know.

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12/11/2025

🚨 Crimestoppers has launched a campaign inviting the public to report concerns about fi****ms certificate holders in Cumbria – guaranteeing complete anonymity.

Critics have warned the initiative could be open to abuse and may lead to malicious or unfounded reports. Latest figures show that just 32 of Cumbria’s 8,656 certificate holders had their licences revoked in the last recorded year, despite rigorous police checks.

Some observers have questioned the need for the campaign, asking whether it addresses a real problem or is searching for one.

👉 Full story: tinyurl.com/yha39tza

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Shooting organisations warn Crimestoppers’ campaign inviting anonymous reports on certificate holders risks abuse.

10/11/2025

📰 Wyn Jones: "New TB regs won’t solve the problem – but reducing badgers would"

From January, Welsh cattle with inconclusive TB tests face lifetime movement restrictions. But farmer and TV presenter Gareth Wyn Jones says the Government is missing the real issue.

👉 Full story: tinyurl.com/3jam3u4r