We are aware that a very large, well-run and well-known target shooting club in the North-West has been closed down by having it’s Home Office Approval removed following a “raid” by the police.

One of the “issues” that caused the club to lose its approval – and thus close – was that the records of those who had attended and shot was incomplete.

HAVE YOU completed a “gunuse” form for each time you have shot your rifle with us? We have been banging on about this on our website and at meetings for years.

If you haven’t, then please contact us to get a list of your dates so that we can help. It’s YOUR certificate which is at risk if you can’t show that you have been using your guns, and it’s the club which is at risk if our records are not complete.

This applies only to guns on your FIREARM certificate which have been used at Sealand or the Sheepshed range; it doesn’t apply to normal shotguns or air rifles.