BY MARK CRUDGINGTON All UK shooters are eagerly waiting to hear what the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) decide to recommend to DEFRA with regard to the future of lead in ammunition. The HSE is a government agency and this is how they described what guides them on their website: “The fundamental principle of health and safety law is that those who create risks are … Continue reading Critical Consultation Confusion
BY MARK CRUDGINTON Lead shot is the only viable projectile that can be used to humanely kill birds and animals in the UK. Other metals such as “steel “, copper, bismuth, zinc, tin etc can be used but not one of them can hold a candle to the efficiency and lethality of the lead projectile. However, lead is a divisive subject, mainly due to the … Continue reading The Determined Drive to Ban Lead Shot
BY MARK CRUDGINGTON In July a UK sporting magazine published an article by John Gregson, former Editor of The Shooting Times and now ethics and sustainability advisor to Waitrose. Indeed it was John who announced in 2019 that Waitrose were to stop selling game shot with lead. John Gregson’s article was entitled, “Lead a poisonous issue”. John made a presentation to the world in 2019 … Continue reading Lead a Poisonous Issue?
BY RUPERT MATTHEWS More must be done to save our rural church roofs. As I write, four men are awaiting sentence for the despicable crime of stealing lead from church roofs. Anyone living in a village that has suffered this crime will know of the appalling damage it can do to the community – including those who rarely cross the threshold of Christ’s building. The … Continue reading Rural Church Lead Theft
