Sporting Gun

Stand up and be counted

Over the past few months I have been following the anti-shooting campaigns by Wild Justice and the like with much interest. And, in turn, I have been keen to hear the rebuttals from pro-shooting organisations. Now, I don’t profess to have all the answers but I am convinced that everyone involved in shooting has a responsibility to ensure our quarry is treated with respect and that we have a collective responsibility to inform and educate the public about why we do what we do. We are never going to convince the out-and-out antis

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