OAPs? If we can afford to shoot we can afford the fee. As for Juniors, they can use a firearm provided by their parent/guardian or club so why offer such a discount ?
That's a well worded and very important point.A decade ago a few of us from various organisations tried to get back the ownership and use of .22 calibre Rimfire pistols for sporting purposes in England, Wales and Scotland, starting with a government petition. The organisations and sporting press backed this UNITY campaign and the lack of unity was a rude awakening with only 21K signatures secured.
Archived Petition: Allow the ownership and use of .22 calibre Rimfire pistols for sporting purposes in England, Wales and Scotland.
We the undersigned respectfully petition the Government to amend the Firearms Acts to allow the ownership and use of .22 calibre Rimfire pistols for competitive sporting purposes in England, Wales and Scotland. We the undersigned therefore request that the Government: 1. Repeal the Firearms...petition.parliament.uk
BASC has pressed the Home Office to continue what the last government started and take sound moderators out of the licensing system and we have been told by civil servants that this is still on the agenda, and we will continue to lobby for this to happen.
The fight right now is about the government’s proposals for licensing fee increases that were announced without proper consultation, nor assurances that the income raised from changes will be allocated to police firearms licensing departments.
The latest BASC advice on writing to your MP is here:
Do your bit in the fight for a fair deal on firearms licensing fees
Writing to your MP is top of the list in terms of what you can you do to assist BASC in fighting for a fair deal on firearms licensing fees.basc.org.uk
A PigeonWatch forum member has suggested the following text for those emails/letters which I think is an excellent summary:
As certificate holders, we are now facing full cost recovery, effectively bearing the burden of a process that is necessitated not by us but by government and police requirements. While we understand the need for licensing to ensure safety and compliance, it is only fair to expect a timely and efficient service in return. This should include clear and enforceable deadlines for processing renewals and grants to avoid the undue stress and disruption currently experienced by many shooters.
Incidentally, if Farage continues to make progress with his aorty and ever got into a position of power and influence, 22rf pistols may well have a chance of coming back. It's perverse that teenagers can own Fullbore handguns in NI but experienced older folk in GB can't even own 22rf target pistols.A decade ago a few of us from various organisations tried to get back the ownership and use of .22 calibre Rimfire pistols for sporting purposes in England, Wales and Scotland, starting with a government petition. The organisations and sporting press backed this UNITY campaign and the lack of unity was a rude awakening with only 21K signatures secured.
Archived Petition: Allow the ownership and use of .22 calibre Rimfire pistols for sporting purposes in England, Wales and Scotland.
We the undersigned respectfully petition the Government to amend the Firearms Acts to allow the ownership and use of .22 calibre Rimfire pistols for competitive sporting purposes in England, Wales and Scotland. We the undersigned therefore request that the Government: 1. Repeal the Firearms...
BASC has pressed the Home Office to continue what the last government started and take sound moderators out of the licensing system and we have been told by civil servants that this is still on the agenda, and we will continue to lobby for this to happen.
The fight right now is about the government’s proposals for licensing fee increases that were announced without proper consultation, nor assurances that the income raised from changes will be allocated to police firearms licensing departments.
The latest BASC advice on writing to your MP is here:
Do your bit in the fight for a fair deal on firearms licensing fees
Writing to your MP is top of the list in terms of what you can you do to assist BASC in fighting for a fair deal on firearms licensing fees.
A PigeonWatch forum member has suggested the following text for those emails/letters which I think is an excellent summary:
As certificate holders, we are now facing full cost recovery, effectively bearing the burden of a process that is necessitated not by us but by government and police requirements. While we understand the need for licensing to ensure safety and compliance, it is only fair to expect a timely and efficient service in return. This should include clear and enforceable deadlines for processing renewals and grants to avoid the undue stress and disruption currently experienced by many shooters.
Where there have been backlogs and delays at force level we have argued for priority for applicants who need their certificates processed for their jobs.
What about the ugly ones?
I emailed mine, they sent it back as they needed an address to confirm I was a constituent, then stated reply might take 10 days!
may be they need full cost pay to improve their performance
I wonder if anyone has ever tried to explain the concept of a coathanger/LBP to a politician - assuming they were listening with an open mind, they would quickly realise how absurd the law is at the moment.
