Owners of certain firearms previously regarded as antique will be required to obtain a licence following a change in the law, which comes fully into effect on 22 September. (Home Office Press Notice)
2021 Scottish Gallery Rifle Championship Report
Gun Trader's User Database Hacked - Could This Impact On You? [Update]
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We have been made aware that the user database of the popular organisation for peer to peer selling of guns, Gun Trader, has been hacked and therefore information on users has been illegally acquired. It has been reported that Gun Trader has 111,000 users on its database and the information obtained by hackers includes names, addresses, telephone numbers and some GPS location data. 5,500 are reported to have come from Scotland and undoubtedly some will be STS members so we wanted to advise of the implications of this and what safety action should be taken.
Earl Haig Competition - Entry deadline extended to Wednesday 4 August! ENTER NOW!
Inspired by Tokyo? Read How to Apply for the 2021-22 STS Performance Programme
STS is pleased to announce that applications for the 2021-22 Performance Programme will be opening on Sunday 1st August 2021. and will close just before midnight on Tuesday 31st August and late applications will not be accepted. We are keen to make sure that no one misses out on this opportunity so please remember:
Applications are open to non-STS members (although STS membership must be taken out if accepted on to the programme);
Our programme is fully inclusive so we welcome applications from all athletes, including para athletes; and
We are also considering applications for Talent Transfer from athletes currently competing in non-Olympic/Paralympic disciplines or events so if you are a talented athlete in a non-ISSF discipline, we still want to hear from you.
Community Ownership Fund - UK Government
Seonaid Kicks Off Her Tokyo 2020 Campaign
Lesley Stewart Selected for ParalympicsGB Team for Tokyo
2022 Commonwealth Shooting Championships in India Cancelled
Following a review of the 2022 Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships scheduled to take place in India, the difficult decision has been made to cancel the event. This comes after careful consideration of several factors, including the continued uncertainty created by the ongoing global pandemic.
Scottish Gallery Rifle Championships will Take Place this Year!
Scottish Target Shooting Gallery Rifle AMG are pleased to announce that the Scottish Gallery Rifle Championships will go ahead this year at AFBGCs Cairngall Range near Peterhead.
Further details will be sent out shortly. If you wish to receive details and entry form when they are released, please email : sgrc@afbgc.co.uk
SCOTLAND GALLERY RIFLE AT THE PHOENIX ‘21
Lesley Stewart Secures GB Paralympic Quota Place After Winning Bronze in Lima
Scotland’s Lesley Stewart has secured bronze and a Tokyo Paralympic quota place for ParalympicsGB at the World Shooting Para Sport Lima World Cup 2021. It is a compliment to the STS Performance Programme’s inclusive approach to running the programme, adopted following the transfer of the programme to STS following the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018. STS has also been working with Scottish Disability Sport to provide the best possible support to athletes with a disability on the programme, and British Shooting through her involvement in their Academy programme.
Schools Pistol Championships 2020-21 : Final Results
School Pistol Championships 2020-21
National Final Results
The 2020-21 Schools Pistol Championships came to an exciting end with the National Final in the last week of May.
Over 100 Finalists across all the regions in the UK shot their National Final competition targets remotely and submitted their scores and targets centrally, in their bid to become the 2020-21 National Champion.
Our Scottish athletes were fantastic with Tara Kane taking the Junior Individual Gold and Lockerbie Academy winning the Junior Team Gold.
Tom MacTaggart was the 4th ranked male in the Intermediate Individual event
Isobel Mactaggart just missed out on a medal and finished 4th overall and 4th ranked female in the Senior Individual event with Hamish McDonald closely behind as 5th overall and first in the male rankings.
Well done to all our Scottish entries for your determination and organisation to take part in the strangeness of the past year.
SCOTTISH TARGET SHOOTING SOCIAL MEDIA BOYCOTT
Scottish Target Shooting will stand with the wider sports community across the country by staying quiet on all digital channels from 3pm on Friday April 30th to 23:59 on Monday, 3rd May.
We are committed to supporting the message no one should face abuse, racism or harassment online in any form.
During this time we will not post or respond to messages on any of our channels to show our solidarity with anyone who has faced discrimination online.
We support the call for social media firms to identify and suspend any account engaging in any form of harassment.
STS Publishes Selection Policy for India 2022 Commonwealth Championships
STS has today published its Selection Policy for the 2022 Commonwealth Shooting Championships. The Commonwealth Championships is due to take place in India in January 2022, although there are still many details for the event still to be confirmed, however STS wanted to give all shooters guidance on what will be required. The selection window will be running from 1st April to 30th September 2021 to achieve the necessary requirements, however a notification of interest for selection must be declared by non Performance Programme athletes by 31st July 2021. Read the article on the STS website to find out more.
COVID-19: First Minister's Statement on 9 March
Scottish Sport Committed To Being Part of COVID-19 Recovery
Leading figures from across Scottish sport have met to discuss the continued impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the role the sport sector will play in the nation’s long-term recovery from the pandemic.
Members of the Scottish Governing Bodies Chief Executive Officers Forum were joined by Minister for Public Health and Sport, Mairi Gougeon, and Chief Executive of sportscotland, Stewart Harris, at the virtual meeting.
Scottish Schools International Smallbore Target Rifle Match 2021
Despite the current COVID-19 restrictions the British Schools Smallbore Rifle Association has taken an optimistic view and decided to run the annual match again this year. I expected to have reduced support this year and perhaps have only one Team. It was great to have the usual level of support and I have managed to maintain the normal two Teams. The individuals selected (along with their schools) are listed below.
COVID-19: First Minister's Statement on 23 February
On 23 February the First Minister provided the Scottish Parliament with an update on COVID-19 and related restrictions. The statement set out indicative dates to return to a system of levels from the last week of April. We wanted to make members aware of the key points, but to note that these dates are all subject to there not being any further setbacks or outbreaks:
Seonaid's Selection for Tokyo Olympics Confirmed
Seonaid McIntosh was one of the first four shooting athletes confirmed by Team GB as being selected for the Tokyo Olympic Games, rescheduled from 2020 to the summer of 2021 as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Seonaid’s selection is reward for what has been an incredible few years for her prior to the pandemic, which has put a stop on all shooting competitions in 2020, halting Seonaid’s impressive medal haul that led to her selection.