Myth busting and numbers booming
It can be difficult to know what is going on across our sport. We can each see our own bit — our shoot, our team, our branch, our glen. But what may be true for one place might not necessarily be true for shooting as a whole. So what is going on? Is shooting growing? Is it shrinking? Is it changing?
This year, COVID-19 has muddied the waters to the point of impenetrability. Perhaps it is best to put 2020 to one side in favour of looking across a few years together.
On the face of it, there is excellent news. Home Office numbers show rises in the numbers of firearm and shotgun certificates.
