Gallery Rifle

STS Responses to Home Office & Scottish Government Consultations

STS Responses to Home Office & Scottish Government Consultations

There have been a couple of consultations over the last few months by the Home Office and Scottish Government that have been of relevance to the target shooting community. Both closed on 23 August 2023, with STS submitting responses to both. STS is pleased to share copies of these responses. Read on to see copies of these of responses…

Scotland Gallery Rifle Squad Confirmed for 2023 National Open Championships

Scotland Gallery Rifle Squad Confirmed for 2023 National Open Championships

The Scotland Gallery Rifle & Pistol Squad Captain is pleased to announce the Scotland Gallery Rifle Squad selection below for the upcoming 2023 National Open Championship being held at the NRA Shooting Centre in Bisley. Dave Berry, a regular Scotland Squad member, will miss this year’s Nationals as he will be attending the WA1500 World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden. Congratulations to those selected, good luck to all competitors at the Nationals and good luck to Dave Berry.

Home Office Firearms Licensing Consultation

Home Office Firearms Licensing Consultation

The Home Office published on 29 June a consultation which will run for 8 weeks and covers a number of recommendations it has received on suggested changes to firearms licensing. The consultation seeks views on recommendations made to the UK Government and closes on Wednesday 23 August. Find out more and see the link for viewing the consultation…

Permitted Development Rights Review - Phase 3 Consultation

Permitted Development Rights Review - Phase 3 Consultation

A consultation was published by the Scottish Government on the 31st May that contains a section that covers Temporary Use of Land: Shooting Ranges. Section 6.2 and Question 30 of the consultation relate to the particular issue of 'Shooting Ranges'. Read on…

STS Memberships for 2023 to go live next week!

STS Memberships for 2023 to go live next week!

STS is nearly ready to launch our memberships for 2023 and we’re excited to release this at some point next week but before we do, we wanted to let everyone know about some of the changes that are coming…