FITASC and ESC (European Shooting Confederation) Opinion, dated 19th July 2023

ECHA restriction report – Lead Shot on Clay Target Shooting Ranges

The document dated 19th July 2023 gives a detailed summary of the current situation regarding the move to ban lead shot in Europe.  It gives details on the negative effects of steel shot on shotguns, humans and land.

Although this situation is not currently affecting South Africa, this report highlights the potential problems that we face.  Both FITASC and ESC give their recommendations at the end of the document regarding the use of lead shot, lead recovery and recycling of lead shot on outdoor shooting ranges.

To download the 4 page report, click HERE.

Congratulations to Christiaan Steyn, Coen Vermaak Jnr, Karel Mestdagh and Luca Peacock on winning Runner-Up in the Mackintosh International Postal Championship 2022!

Download PDF file HERE

PRESS RELEASE : SPORT : CLAY TARGET SHOOTING : CLAY TARGET DISCIPLINE : FITASC SPORTING

The event : FITASC Sporting World Cup Final 2022

Final held at the FITASC Sporting World Championship, Italy

https://www.fitasc.com/uk/competition/view/958-compet

Date : Thursday to Sunday, 14^th to 17^th July 2022

PRESS RELEASE : SPORT : CLAY TARGET SHOOTING : CLAY TARGET DISCIPLINE : DTL TRAP

The event: British Open DTL Trap Championship

Held at : Banbridge Clay Target Club, Banbridge, Northern Ireland

http://www.ucpsa.com/ucpsa/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=3&Itemid=7

Date : Saturday, 16^th July 2022

Thank you to Shooters Gun Club and the Limpopo CTSA for a fantastic Ladies Open Day!

Thank you to Jenna Brown for organising this event and all our sponsors.

A special thank you to our mysteriously generous sponsor of our half carat diamond prize won by Cornel Willemse!

by Pete Millan

Being selected to represent their country must be the pinnacle of achievement for any sportsman.

It was with great pride I received my invitation to participate in the forthcoming World English Sporting Championship in the USA.

Both Doug Vining and I qualified as Super Veterans behind Wesley Bolleurs and Etienne Cilliers. In the end, sadly Wesley could not get a visa to follow through on his outstanding effort in the trials, and so could not join us.

The NSCA, in one shooting ground, probably had more traps than the whole of South Africa

South Africa hails from and exists in a continuum of political extremes. When governments hold extreme views and exercise extreme measures the losers are the citizens who elected them and there is no room in South Africa for additional extremes.

Gun Free South Africa and its newest champion, Jeremy Vearey, hold an extreme position. In their view, South Africa should be completely gun free. As desirable as this may be to persons who daily lose family and friends to violence in South Africa, we can all agree that it is completely out of touch with reality in our community. Imagine if Safe Citizen propagated the extreme view that everyone should be armed?

The South African Department of Sport, Art and Culture issued a statement on 4th May 2022 explaining the difficulties in assisting with Visa applications for sports people.  In essence, the Department cannot apply for a Visa on behalf of anyone else.  Please read the full statement HERE which explains the situation and which gives sound advice on how to apply for your Visa.