Firearms licensing

GP participation in firearms licensing should be a legal obligation say the chairs of the British Shooting Sports Council and the APPG on Shooting and Conservation.

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Read our letter to the Guardian on the subject of medical verification in firearms licensing, and the key issues that surround this.

From 1 July 2021, NHS Digital will make 55 million patient records available to research bodies and other third parties. Should you opt out?

Martin Parker, former chief scientist at the National Ballistics Intelligence Service, has been appointed as BASC’s new head of firearms.

BASC has published its 2020 firearms licensing league table, highlighting a stark lack of consistency across police forces in England and Wales.

BASC’s political team have contacted all PCC candidates in the run up to 6 May elections, highlighting the current lack of consistency across UK police forces around firearms licensing.