COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

Shooting Campaign update - February 2012 Wednesday, 8 February 2012 Welcome to the CA Shooting Campaign's Shoot Update, keeping you up to date with our work in promotion and defence of shooting.      Welcome to the Countryside Alliance Shooting Campaign Newsletter. This Newsletter is designed to keep the you up to date with the latest news and information in the shooting field. If you have any news, questions or comments, please contact the Shooting Campaign Manager on the following email david-taylor@countryside-alliance.org   Featured Articles: Alliance Successfully Opposes Minimum Age Defending the Licensing System GCSE in Shooting Probing Raptor Persecution Increasing the Team Alliance Successfully Opposes Minimum Age The Countryside Alliance successfully defended young guns by opposing a Bill that would impose a minimum age of 14 for a shotgun certificate. In a report produced by Countryside Alliance, it was shown that young people with certificates pose no threat to society, as claimed by MP Thomas Docherty. Shooting Campaign Manager David Taylor faced Mr Docherty on BBC Radio Four’s Today programme, where he could prove no justification for this Bill. The Bill was not debated and is unlikely to be revisited this session.  A summary of the report can be found here.   Thomas Docherty wanted to prevent those under 14 from holding a certificate   Defending the Licensing System 2012 started off with the tragic shootings in Peterlee. The media immediately jumped on the fact that Mr Atherton was a certificate holder, and questioned the firearms licensing system. The Countryside Alliance were on hand to defend the shooting community in the media including BBC News at 6, BBC News at 10, BBC Radio Five Live and many regional stations. Read our statement here and our response to a statment from Downing St here. Number 10's response was positive for the shoting community     GCSE in Shooting The Countryside Alliance is pleased to hear that after giving their support to a pupil’s application, the examination board OCR has accepted that air pistol shooting could be taken as part of a GCSE in Physical Education.  After initially refusing to accept the discipline as a sport, the exam board acknowledged that shooting could be part of the course.  Target air pistol shooting is accepted as a GCSE module   Probing Raptor Persecution Our Moorlands Director, Adrian Blackmore, delves into the issue of raptor persecution in three separate articles. The first on Hen Harriers can be found here. The second, on Peregrine Falcons and their illegal persecution here And finally, on the RSPB’s Birdcrime report here     RSPB continues to claim  birds of prey are being persecuted Increasing the Team The Countryside Alliance has today announced that Jamie Stewart is to join the Shooting Campaign as a Shooting Consultant. In his new role Jamie will be responsible for developing the Alliance training and skills programmes and expanding the network of shoots in the South West.   Jamies Stewart joins the Shooting Team from BASC   < Back

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