Don't get me wrong, I wish there was an organisation to fight for us all and hold the line. But there isn't and it doesn't look like there ever will be. BASC is good as far as it goes, but its focus is sporting firearms, and airguns are an afterthought. BASC has lobbied hard to keep gun laws that might affect country landowners fairly static, but didn't manage to counter the tabloid-led hysteria that led to airgun licensing in Scotland.
In the absence of an NRA-style umbrella organisation that protects us all, airgunners are exposed and talking tough about sticking together sounds good but in reality won't help stop the next incremental attack on our rights.
In 50 years' time, if airguns are going to remain in general ownership, maybe we have to think hard about what is realistic in a hostile climate. Being able to own a concealable firearm-lookalike probably isn't realistic, but owning an HW35 or AA TX200 might well be, given some shrewd manoeuvering.