Baroness Hamwee
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(6 years, 9 months ago)
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Baroness Williams of Trafford
In answer to my noble friend’s first question, I totally agree and have seen at first hand that responsible use should be at the heart of all country and field sports. I will certainly take back his point about consolidating the various regulations and licensing.
Baroness Hamwee (LD)
My Lords, the Government’s guidance says that,
“if you have never shot before, you would be well advised to go to a shooting club … and learn … how to handle your air weapon safely and responsibly”.
It advises people to learn about this. Does that not tell us all we need to know about the desirability and importance of licensing?
Baroness Williams of Trafford
My Lords, this country has some of the strictest gun laws in the world. The outcome of the review will be very interesting and the Government will certainly take good cognisance of it in responding to it. The noble Baroness is absolutely right that these things should be as tightly regulated as possible.