Worth a look ?

[shootingcharley 3]

The BASC election site has been updated - The new site should go live sometime between now and tomorrow morning. It will be in the same place on the home page.

 

The site will work in exactly the same way as the election site except that it only covers elected MPs and for the duration of the fall out from the Cumbrian murders the suggested email will reflect these special circumstances.

 

The email expresses the shooting community's concern, explains shooting's importance and offers briefing to the MP. If any of you require any guidance on what to say to your MP let us know.

 

You can of course amend the email and send any message you wish - but please keep it polite. You can also find out whether or not your MP is listed by us as supportive of shooting. If not you can still email them and ask them their view.

 

Please use it to make contact with your MP - and please copy any response you get to the email given on the site.

 

If MPs are plugged into their local shooting community they are likely to be far better informed when they come to make decisions in the wake of Cumbria.

 

http://politics.basc.org.uk/

 

Many thanks for your support.

Edited June 17, 2010 by shootingcharley

[matt_hooks 188]

Thanks for the link Charley. I emailed a while back. I changed the wording very slightly, as I live near Hungerford and many of the shooting community round here remember the events of 20 years ago.

 

The wording of my email is below.

 

I am a constituent and participate in shooting sports. The murders in Cumbria have shocked and saddened me and all my shooting friends. Living close to Hungerford, several of my friends were taken back to the time of Michael Ryan, over 20 years ago.

 

I am concerned that the consequences of what happened in Whitehaven may result in legislative damage to safe and legal shooting, much as happened after the events in Hungerford. I am also aware that you will have the opportunity to contribute to the debate promised in parliament.

 

Shooting is a major benefit to our economy and the environment. Research conducted by independent consultants (PACEC) found that live quarry shooting contributed £1.6 billion to the economy, was responsible for the full time equivalent of 70,000 jobs and provided 2.7 million work days on conservation. Target shooting disciplines add substantially to these large figures.

 

I have been pleased by the good sense displayed by both government and opposition in warning against knee-jerk legislation. As the Prime Minister has said "You can't legislate to stop a switch flicking in someone's head and this sort of dreadful action taking place."

 

I would be very happy to provide you with more information on shooting sports and their role in our constituency. Please let me know if you would like to take up my offer.

 

I would be interested in seeing what other people decide to send.

[shootlodge 146]

Good link there buddy, Everybody who hunts , shoots & field sports should back this up. Its so easy to do & make your voice heard. A must, unless your not intrested that is