Any idea how many licences have been issued in Scotland

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it does not matter what BASC did or did not do. the license scheme was going ahead no matter what . the Scottish Government did not listen to proof .there was no way they would say it was backing down.



from a newspaper article in 2013
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said: "In 2011, the Scottish Government gave a commitment to introduce a robust system of air weapon licensing designed to enable police to better protect our communities by taking these potentially lethal weapons out of the hands of those who would misuse them.
"It is no surprise that the consultation into this issue has attracted a significant number of responses expressing strong feelings from both sides of the debate, and I am grateful that people have taken the time to give their opinions on the proposals.
"We have always been clear that licensing will happen and this has been a valuable exercise in highlighting issues and drawing out concerns around our suggested changes.
"It is important that we now consider all views submitted as we continue to develop a system of licensing that is fair, proportionate and practicable for police and shooters alike.
"It is simply not right that in a modern Scotland air guns are available without a licence


do you honestly think they would listen to the people that opposed the scheme? their mind was made up.

it was not a case if it would go through ,it was a case when.

BASC and SACs did all they could di as did 87% percent of the public . David Ewing is not David @basc. david Ewing is joe blogs off the street.


the scheme got the green light in 2015. so what if David has not said anything since 2016. the scheme was started in 2015 and implemented in June 2016.

http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/guns/air...un-crime-45108