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Shooting news: firearms legislation, game shooting and countryside affairs
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Shooting legislation, firearms law, game shooting news and countryside policy — ShootingUK covers it all, first and in depth. When a firearms bill moves through Parliament, when snaring regulations change, when a landmark legal ruling affects game shooters, deer stalkers or airgun owners, our dedicated news team reports it before anyone else.
We go direct to the people who shape the sport. BASC, the Countryside Alliance, leading gunsmiths, shoot managers, game dealers and the industry’s most respected voices all contribute comment and analysis built around the issues that matter to shooters, gamekeepers, landowners and fieldsports professionals across the UK.
Firearms licensing, lead ammunition, animal welfare legislation, conservation funding, rural crime — if it affects shooting, it is covered here. Our coverage extends across game shooting, deer stalking, airgun law, pest control, driven shoots, wildfowling and Scottish and devolved countryside policy, reported by a team with direct access to the organisations and legal experts who shape the sport.
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NewsLead’s three-year deadline: going, going, gone
The UK Government has confirmed a 2029 ban on lead ammunition, with earlier deadlines for target shooters and exemptions for some calibres and uses.
By Hollis Butler
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Time to get after the greys
Shooters are set to play a central role in a new Government push to control grey squirrels, after Defra acknowledged that volunteers already carry out most of the work.
By Hollis Butler
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Deer Bill passes with wins and losses for shooting
The Scottish Government has passed the Natural Environment Bill, forcing deer stalkers to undergo compulsory training despite shooting groups saying there’s no proof it’s needed.
By Hollis Butler
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NewsHares and snares targeted in controversial animal welfare plan
Defra’s new Animal Welfare Strategy for England proposes measures affecting snares and hare management, prompting concerns from BASC, the NGO and GWCT
By Hollis Butler
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Scottish shooters donate coats to homeless
The Scottish shooting community is running a nationwide coat donation campaign to help homeless people stay warm this winter
By Hollis Butler
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NewsSporting Gun owner buys British Shooting Show
Time Well Spent Group has acquired the British Shooting Show (BSS), with founders John and Annie Allison staying on temporarily to help deliver this year’s show.
By Hollis Butler
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Westminster, you’ve missed the point entirely
Over 100,000 signatures called for separate shotgun and rifle licensing, yet the Home Office says it will press ahead with its consultation on merging the two
By Hollis Butler
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GWCT calls for lethal badger control
Badgers are responsible for more than 40% of curlew and lapwing nest predation, according to new research analysing camera trap footage from 2,088 bird nests across Britain
By Hollis Butler
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From field to foodbank: shoots tackle food poverty
A scheme organised by The Country Food Trust is putting thousands of gamebirds onto the plates of families who would otherwise go hungry this season
By Hollis Butler
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