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MPs to debate shotgun licensing merger following countryside backlash

South Norfolk MP Ben Goldsborough will open the debate, triggered by a petition which has gained more than 120,000 signatures, to stop section 1 and 2 firearms licences being merged

Chris Brayford
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Farmers, land owners and countryside communities will be eager to hear what is said during the debate in Parliament on Monday (February 23).
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Farmers, land owners and countryside communities will be eager to hear what is said during the debate in Parliament on Monday (February 23).

A date has been set for a highly contentious debate to discuss the future of shotgun ownership and the role of shooting businesses to the rural way of life. UK Parliament confirmed MPs will debate a...

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