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New firearms licence condition welcomed by BASC Northern Ireland

Improvement to firearms licence condition welcomed by BASC Northern Ireland The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has welcomed the introduction of a firearms certificate condition that will allow the licence holder to shoot any lawful quarry on land where they have the authority to shoot. The condition known… Read more »

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Shooting is a hit with Crieff Juniors FC

A junior football team based in Perthshire have tried their hand at clay pigeon shooting with the support of their latest sponsor, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). BASC – the UK’s largest shooting organisation – hosted the Crieff Juniors 2008 squad at Gleneagles Shooting and Fishing School for an afternoon of clay… Read more »

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