BASC TO FIGHT LEAD AIRGUN PELLET BAN PROPOSALS
In May, a six-month public consultation launched on proposals to restrict or ban the use of lead ammunition for outdoor recreational shooting in England, Wales and Scotland. This impacts on airgunning and every shooting discipline for live quarry and target shooting.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was tasked by the government to look at the evidenced risks posed by lead ammunition and to publish proposals to reduce or eliminate those risks. BASC has reviewed the 500 pages of so-called “evidence” and we will be fighting most of the
