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Lead, Letters

MPs to be Misled by ‘Ban Lead Ammunition’ Propagandists?

BY MARK CRUDGINGTON To: The Rt Hon Steve Reed MPSecretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural AffairsSeacole Building, 2 Marsham StreetLondonSW1P 4DF Subject: Concerns Regarding the Proposed Ban on Lead Ammunition Dear Secretary of State, I am writing to express deep concern regarding the Government’s proposal to ban the use of lead shot in shotguns and lead bullets … Continue reading MPs to be Misled by ‘Ban Lead Ammunition’ Propagandists?

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Fieldsports, Government

Critical Consultation Confusion

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

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countryside, Letters

An Important Letter for Steve Barclay

BY MARK CRUDGINGTON Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, DEFRA Dear Mr Barclay , I am a master gun maker who has for the last 18 months been communicating with your predecessor concerning the proposed ban of lead in rifle and shotgun ammunition against which I am totally opposed. I have also communicated with DEFRA, the HSE, my MP, The Prime Minister and various organisations. In … Continue reading An Important Letter for Steve Barclay

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africa, Hunting

Truth Clashes with Ivory Towers

BY MARK CRUDGINGTON Lord Goldsmith wants trophy hunting banned because he finds the idea of it, as well as photos of hunters posing with dead animals, repulsive. This is a call echoed and endorsed by celebrities such as Ricky Gervais, Peter Egan, Chris Packham and even the explorer Ranulph Fiennes. Lord Goldsmith claims trophy hunting is helping species extinction as well as damaging some environments … Continue reading Truth Clashes with Ivory Towers

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What Case is There to Ban Lead in Ammunition?

BY MARK CRUDGINGTON November 6th, 2022, marks the deadline for the “public consultation” of the REACH case to ban lead in ammunition Lead ammunition has been evidenced to be the most effective and cost-effective form of ammunition to humanely harvest game yet the alternatives proposed by REACH are all demonstrably inferior ballistically, risking the end user getting forced into being less humane, possibly even cruel, … Continue reading What Case is There to Ban Lead in Ammunition?

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The Determined Drive to Ban Lead Shot

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

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Fieldsports

Are WWT Concerned About Accurate Science?

BY MARK CRUDGINGTON The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) was founded by men who shot, men who were Wildfowlers, by sportsmen who pursued duck, geese and waders around coastal Britain. Peter Scott, son of Scott of the Antarctic formed the idea for such an organisation whilst still an active wildfowler, though he later decided to give up shooting for moral reasons. The showpiece of the … Continue reading Are WWT Concerned About Accurate Science?

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