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BASC might be waking up to the Labour threat

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 10:33 am
by Gaz
You can't appease people hellbent on your destruction.

It looks like BASC has woken up to this this.

https://ukshootingnews.wordpress.com/20 ... r-hate-us/
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation seems to have finally realised that the Labour Party will do untold damage to shooting sports in Britain if it wins the election.

A press release re-issued today querulously wonders whether Labour has paid any attention to recent gun licensing fee increases:
I think this is good, though I also think it may be too little, too late. What does the forum think?

Re: BASC might be waking up to the Labour threat

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 10:43 am
by Christel
Considering a lot of people are postal voting and have already sent their votes off...too late me thinks.

Re: BASC might be waking up to the Labour threat

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 11:00 am
by TattooedGun
christel wrote:Considering a lot of people are postal voting and have already sent their votes off...too late me thinks.
Agreed.

Although Shooting policies played a massive part in who I voted for.

Re: BASC might be waking up to the Labour threat

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 11:38 am
by dromia
Twenty bloody years too late!

Re: BASC might be waking up to the Labour threat

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 12:01 pm
by waterford103
dromia wrote:Twenty bloody years too late!
or even earlier 1978 under Callaghan - the lying b******.

1988 under Thatcher , good greif what an awful thought .
They've all had a hand in destroying our sport for political , sometimes idealogical ends .

Re: BASC might be waking up to the Labour threat

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 4:17 pm
by Blu
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Re: BASC might be waking up to the Labour threat

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 7:13 pm
by Sandgroper
It's an old press release BASC has reissued. I first saw it back in April - http://www.politics.co.uk/opinion-forme ... earms-fees.