PRESS RELEASE
28th September 2016
Policing and Crime Bill

The British Shooting Sports Council supports the Government amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill, published on Monday, regarding the return of expanding ammunition to Section 1 status and the extension of the validity of firearm and shotgun certificates during the renewal process, if required. The BSSC is most grateful for the considerable efforts made by the Minister, the Rt Hon Brandon Lewis, and by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP and its member Associations in achieving these important additions to the Bill. The BSSC also hopes that further improvements can be achieved at Report stage.
Notes: Association membership is composed of the Association of Professional Shooting Instructors (APSI), the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association (CPSA), the Countryside Alliance (CA), the Deactivated Weapons Association (DWA), the Gun Trade Association (GTA), the Historical Breechloading Smallarms Association (HBSA), the Institute of Clay Shooting Instructors (ICSI), the Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain (MLAGB), the National Rifle Association (NRA), the National Small-bore Rifle Association (NSRA), the Scottish Association for Country Sports (SACS), the Sportsman’s Association of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (SAGBNI)and the United Kingdom Practical Shooting Association (UKPSA).

David J Penn

Secretary

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7095 8181 Mob: 079171 48241
E-mail: djpbssc@btconnect.com
Website: www.bssc.org.uk

BSSC PO Box 53608 London SE24 9YNUK

The Council is a founding member of the World Forum on Shooting Activities (WFSA), a NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.