Other than organising the Irish Game Fair - what makes BASC in Northern Ireland unique?

BASC is unique amongst shooting organisations in Northern Ireland. We offer an unrivalled insurance package, professional advice from full time expert staff and have a political lobbying machine that is providing real protection for shooting in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Put simply BASC in Northern Ireland provide a comprehensive and personalised service to members and member clubs that smaller shooting organisations cannot match.

BASC offer the only tried and tested insurance policy for shooting that covers literally aspect of shooting sports. Full time expert staff, based in our full time offices in Northern Ireland provides outstanding local service and advice often on issues peculiar to Northern Ireland. We have also developed a substantial political profile which is delivering real concessions for shooting sports in Northern Ireland, some of our recent achievements are listed below;
  • BASC Northern Ireland has successfully lobbied to have the ban on game shooting lifted, which was introduced in April this year following the first confirmed outbreak of the Foot and Mouth Disease.
    You would not be shooting this season in Northern Ireland if it wasn't for BASC.

  • Removal of the Game Bird Preservation Order. (making it no longer necessary to apply for a special exemption licence to shoot hen pheasants and partridges)
    You don't have to apply for a meaningless licence thanks to BASC.

  • Our aggressive campaign of opposition led The Northern Ireland Office to scrap its proposals for a compulsory firearms safety test.
    You would have had to pass a compulsory test to possess a firearm in Northern Ireland if it were not for BASC.

  • Relaxation of the firearms licensing laws, especially significant changes to policy for issuing .22 rifles for pest control.
    Many of Northern Ireland's shooters now possess a .22 rifle thanks solely to BASC.

  • BASC Northern Ireland successfully defeated proposals to reduce the shooting season for partridge, snipe and hare, which were recently debated by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
    You would have had a reduced shooting season for partridge, snipe and hare if it weren't for BASC.

  • BASC Northern Ireland has also succeeded in having the relevant legislation amended to permit all authorised persons to shoot rabbits at night and on Sunday.
    Want to shoot rabbits at night and on Sunday - you can due to professional lobbying from BASC Northern Ireland.

  • BASC is the only shooting organisation to offer personal accident cover as part of its standard membership insurance package.
    If you injure yourself whilst shooting BASC are the only organisation that will cover it.

  • BASC is the only organisation that has a proven track record of satisfactorily handling claims
    If you have an accident you know we can cover it.

  • BASC is the only organisation whose cover extends to all shooting and conservation related activities
    Most other organisations cover some aspects of the sport but not others.
For affiliated clubs:
1) We are the only organisation to provide employers liability insurance
If one of your beaters have an accident we are the only organisation that will cover it.

2) Provide an unsurpassed level of cover for guests
Most others do not.

3) Provide insurance cover for club fundraising activities
We are not aware of any other shooting organisation that provides such cover.

Smaller organisations come and go but it is widely recognised that we at BASC organise the best Fair by far in Ireland, have the best insurance, and give members the best back up and service from the most professional full time staff (both here and at HQ). We give you our personal assurance that we will represent your interests in way that simply cannot be equalled by part-time staff or organisations with a base outside of Northern Ireland.

BASC is Northern Ireland's representative body for sporting shooting and we offer a full time service to our members that is second to none. This has been recognised by the fact that BASC were voted organisation to do most for shooting sports in 2001 by the readers of Shooting Times and Sporting Gun magazines.

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Director
Ronan Gorman

Ronan Gorman





Events Manger
John McClelland

John McClelland





PA To Director
Amanda Greer

Amanda Greer