Shooting ranges in the United Kingdom
- Shooting ranges in the United Kingdom
Shooting ranges in the United Kingdom have become increasingly restricted in recent years, and shooting has become a minority interest sport.
Clubs
London Rifle Clubs
*The Borough of Wandsworth Rifle Club
* [http://www.hprpc.co.uk/ Ham and Petersham Rifle & Pistol Club]
* Stock Exchange Rifle Club
Rifle Clubs in the North of England
* [http://www.aireborough.org.uk Aireborough Rifle Club]
* [http://www.drpc1999.com/ Derby Rifle and Pistol Club]
ee also
*Gun politics in the United Kingdom
*Shooting range
References
# [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4162498.stm BBC News - Shooters seek handgun law change by Andrew Fraser]
External links
* [http://www.nra.org.uk/common/asp/links/links.asp?site=NRA&cat=4 List of UK NRA affiliated Gun Clubs]
* [http://www.met.police.uk/firearms-enquiries/index.htm London Metropolitan Police firearms page] - more detail
* [http://www.guncite.com/journals/okslip.html All the Way Down The Slippery Slope: Gun Prohibition In England And Some Lessons For Civil Liberties In America] - An essay with an extensive timeline of gun control legislation in Great Britain
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