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Pistol shooting for Sport is back in the UK!!!

November 6th, 2009 Ian Posted in 2012 Olimpics, Gun Law, Pistol Shooting, Via Email | No Comments »

This good news has been published on the Hansard and is public record.

It looks like the Home Office have granted 13 section 5 permits to potential UK pistol shooters so they can practice the sport of pistol shooting on the main land of the United Kingdom.

However there is now the small issue of where they can practice, as you can see from Hansard it looks like the government are still holding out on where they can practice the sport.

So 13 lucky people have been given permission by the Home Office to possess a pistol for sport, this is very good news and should be welcomed by the shooting community with open arms as the government are now trusting people again.

A couple of natural questions come out of the statement’s on hansard.

How do British Shooting know that they have the best people when there are so many people interested in the sport that are prohibited from taking part.
When will I be able to apply for me to have a section 5 permit so I can enjoy the sport, I know I will never be as good as the people who will compete at a high level in the sport but I see no reason why I should not be afforded the same privilege so I can participate at a local level or are the government not interested in local sport?
When can my son and daughter try pistol shooting at their local club to see if they like it as they may want to participate in the sport.

See: for more information.

Gun Sports: Olympic Games 2012

Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 183W, on gun sports: Olympic Games 2012, how many permits under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 have been issued in the UK to those wishing to represent their country at the London 2012 Olympics.

Mr. Alan Campbell: Section 5 authorities have been issued to 13 potential competitors as identified by British Shooting.

Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2009, Official Report, column 1441W, on Olympic Games: gunsports, whether there are plans to allow pistol training to take place at Bisley before the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Mr. Alan Campbell: The Home Office will be responding shortly to a request from British Shooting for section 5 authorities to be amended to allow holders to train with their pistols at Bisley prior to the London 2012 Olympics.

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