WELCOME
- to the Preparatory Schools' Rifle Association Website.
We are an association of (currently) 28 preparatory schools throughout the UK who can offer target shooting to pupils as an activity and as a sport. We have been teaching the sport now for over 100 years, with safety and personal responsibility being paramount.
- to the Preparatory Schools' Rifle Association Website.
We are an association of (currently) 28 preparatory schools throughout the UK who can offer target shooting to pupils as an activity and as a sport. We have been teaching the sport now for over 100 years, with safety and personal responsibility being paramount.
5/8/21
From the Home Office -
"ANTIQUE FIREARMS
Action required before the 22nd September 2021.
From the Home Office -
"ANTIQUE FIREARMS
Action required before the 22nd September 2021.
Did you know that the law on antique firearms has changed? Some firearms that could previously be possessed without a firearm certificate as an antique are now subject to licensing. Owners of such firearms have until 22nd September 2021 to apply to the police for a firearm certificate if they wish to keep the. Alternatively thay can surrender, sell, or otherwise dispose of their firearm before 22nd September."
Link to the antique-firearms/circular-001202
Link to the antique-firearms/circular-001202
[NOTE: An option not mentioned in the Home Office notice is that of legal de-activation.]
22/7/21
DATA BREACH
The website (see below) has been identified as GUNTRADER.
https://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Guntrader
If you have used the site and entered a password, you should change it without delay.
DATA BREACH
The website (see below) has been identified as GUNTRADER.
https://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Guntrader
If you have used the site and entered a password, you should change it without delay.
21/7/21
BASC Security warning
BASC Security warning
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation [BASC] has put out a warning to it's members, urging them to be vigilant around their home security following a potential data breach of a website dealing in firearms, although it does not say which site that is.
They warn that this breach involves personal data which identifies home and e-mail addresses of people who are likely to be firearm and/or shotgun certificate holders. These personal detail has been listed on a hackers' website.
In view of this we would suggest that all certificate-holding members ensure that their physical security is up to date, and that they keep vigilant for any suspicious activity. We will update this when we get any further details.
https://basc.org.uk/basc-issues-firearms-advice-after-hackers-steal-data/
They warn that this breach involves personal data which identifies home and e-mail addresses of people who are likely to be firearm and/or shotgun certificate holders. These personal detail has been listed on a hackers' website.
In view of this we would suggest that all certificate-holding members ensure that their physical security is up to date, and that they keep vigilant for any suspicious activity. We will update this when we get any further details.
https://basc.org.uk/basc-issues-firearms-advice-after-hackers-steal-data/
13/7/21
MARS or Lever-Release Fullbore rifles
Whilst it is unlikely that any of our members will possess any of these, the British Shooting Sports Council has asked for our help to alert those who still DO possess them to the fact that they MUST now surrender them to the police or risk prosecution.
They become illegal after midnight on Wednesday 14 July.
If you DO know of anyone who still has one, please tell them that they must get it to the Police ASAP or risk prosecution.
MARS or Lever-Release Fullbore rifles
Whilst it is unlikely that any of our members will possess any of these, the British Shooting Sports Council has asked for our help to alert those who still DO possess them to the fact that they MUST now surrender them to the police or risk prosecution.
They become illegal after midnight on Wednesday 14 July.
If you DO know of anyone who still has one, please tell them that they must get it to the Police ASAP or risk prosecution.
24/3/21 COVID 19 Regulations - Helpful guidance from the NSRA about our return to shooting