guest1957 Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 ,sparked a rant there,must learn to be more careful in future I will not stick BASC stickers in my 4x4 as it will not get me any money unlike my builders van which is covered in em,you are contributing to basc by insuring with them,you are advertising the company basc by sticking one on your window ,good business sense for them. Having been directly told my suffolk fire arms unit official NOT to put them in the windows because of possible theft,i have taken said advise,it will only take one insurance company to realise that more than one motor has been broken into in a search for guns for them to figure not to pay out because you advertised that you go shooting and may have £100s or£1000s worth of goodies in there for all insurances to go up or the law to insist on safes in cars. As for the personal attacks,there is no need for that,we are having a discussion on someones thread about stickers for gods sake,and all above posts have differing views,my security measures are sound so you dont need to worry Interestingly I was told the same thing when I got my cert. from Suffolk, that they would take a very dim view on stolen guns, whether from the vehicle or the house if the vehicle was adorned with shooting stickers e.g. BASC. They must have sent a memo around the department or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Militia Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 At the same time there should not be discrimination on showing that we support shooting or hunting organisation. Target shooting and hunting are perfectly legitimate activities, not illegal seedy ones like prostitution and drug smuggling. Why are we being put in the same category as these "lovely" members of society. Soon in the uk the word "gun owner" will become a cuss word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 (edited) I think it's the same issue as with football stickers. Feel free to put a Manchester United sticker on your car but if some crazy Liverpool or other London club fans go past it expect your car to come in for some grief. The same can be said for the shooting, so if you stick a shooting sticker on your car window expect trouble. I wasn't aware manchester, liverpool and london were the same city Personally, I have got my BASC sticker on display in my motor because I am proud of doing what I do and am proud of what BASC do for us, what's the issue with 'free advertising'. Its times like recently in cumbria we need these big companies behind us! Edited June 14, 2010 by SSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Militia Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 I meant any club from London. I didn't specify that Liverpool and London were in Manchester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 (edited) I'd like to put the BASC sticker in my car but as it's left in very quiet farm tracks/lanes during the Wildfowling season, and the fact that we sometimes recieve sideways glances form walkers who we occasinally bump into I don't bother. Most people i've met have a chat and are familiar with shooting on the foreshore/are interested and happy with it......others obviously don't agree with it, which is fair enough but I sometimes get the feeling the odd window smash/key up side of car might happen if they could identify a car belonging to 'one of us' Edited June 14, 2010 by ziplex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Got them on my car and don't give it a second thought. 95% of people i know who don't shoot haven't got a clue who or what BASC is and the other 5% when they see the sticker think its something along the lines of the RSPCA I'd love an anti to smash my car up, if i catch then in the act i can restrain them using 'reasonable' force and if not the Police can catch them and lock them up, win win, the insurance company can do the rest. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastiebap Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Must admit, whenever I see them over here I think "well, now any terrorist knows who to raid to get firearms from". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Militia Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Why does everyone think if you have BASC stickers you must automatically have firearms. I was supportive of BASC though at the time I had no firearms. It's just discrimainatory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 mines stuck in my 4x4 window 99 per cent of people wont av a clue wat it means any way so who cares gun s are never left in truck any way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 I've never used my car sticker, because I do believe it attracts unwanted attention. There was a cable company van in our street yesterday, that was sign written advertising a very rare commodity around here VIRGIN I looked inside, as usual , none to be found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan_J Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Must admit, whenever I see them over here I think "well, now any terrorist knows who to raid to get firearms from". Thanks for adding a little bit of humour to the thread :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARRIS Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 IMHO I think that most people dont have a clue what BASC is so i wont have a problem puttinga sticker in my car (when i can drive) And anyway most of the time when your car is unattended wont you have your guns with you or they wont be in the car. Like when your out shooting or your car is parked where ever you keep it? HARRIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastiebap Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Thanks for adding a little bit of humour to the thread :yp: lol, if only I was joking. There have been alot of firearms and ammunition thefts from legal holders, by those that want to keep the pot boiling over here. My personal liking is to let as few people as possible know I have firearms or even an association with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootreview Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 I cant make my mind up which side im on but i do realise that most people probably dont know what BASC is. The thing that i cant understand is why would you have GUN or anything gun related on you vehicle no. plate. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Militia Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 It's because some people are actually proud to be shooters (shock :yp: ) and don't feel like they need to hide it. Me included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonevo Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Have any of you heard of a group called PETA, or Hunt sabs, well if you have heard of these then they have heard of BASC I havent heard of many of these,but I found these just googling anti hunt organisations,quite a few are not uk based but will influence those that practice anti hunting and its practices,ALF is well regarded as being frontline, going to the extreme of using explosives and even petrol bombing,peoples livelihoods and houses. so just beware and take note, Animal rights organizations AnimaNaturalis (ASPCA against animal cruelty) Animal Aid (UK) Animal Defense League (ADL) Animal Equality Animal Liberation Leagues Animal Liberation Press Office Animal Rights Organization Fauna Anonymous for Animal Rights Beauty Without Cruelty Center on Animal Liberation Affairs (CALA) Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) Compassion Over Killing (COK) Equanimal Friends of Animals (FoA) Group for the education of animal related issues(GEARI) In Defense of Animals (IDA) International Primate Protection League (IPPL) Libera! Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition (MARC) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Southern Animal Rights Coalition (SARC) Western Animal Rights Network (WARN) World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) Uncaged Campaigns [edit] Movements/campaigns focused on animal testing [edit] Ongoing movements/campaigns Americans For Medical Advancement British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) Dr Hadwen Trust Great Ape Project National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) Primate Freedom Project Rocky Mountain Animal Defense SPEAK Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) Stop Sequani Animal Testing (SSAT) Stop Wickham Animal Testing (SWAT) [edit] Historical campaigns Consort Beagles Campaign Save the Goats Save the Hill Grove Cats Save the Newchurch Guinea Pigs Save the Shamrock Monkeys [edit] Groups focused on bloodsports CAS International Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) [edit] Vegan/vegetarian-oriented groups Movement for Compassionate Living (MCL) Vegan Outreach Vegan Society Vegetarian Society Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals (Viva!) Veggies Catering Campaign Ulove! The United Liberation of Vegetarian Ethics (Ulove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Militia Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 (edited) Bring them on I say. :yp: I am not about to be scared by anybody egaging in a perfectly legal past time of shooting. if they try anything then they will just be digging themselves in a big hole since they will get prosecuted. Edited June 22, 2010 by Kent Militia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARRIS Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Bring them on I say. :unsure: I am not about to be scared by anybody egaging in a perfectly legal past time of shooting. if they try anything then they will just be digging themselves in a big hole since they will get prosecuted. I completely agree :unsure: :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super major Posted June 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Have any of you heard of a group called PETA, or Hunt sabs, well if you have heard of these then they have heard of BASC I havent heard of many of these,but I found these just googling anti hunt organisations,quite a few are not uk based but will influence those that practice anti hunting and its practices,ALF is well regarded as being frontline, going to the extreme of using explosives and even petrol bombing,peoples livelihoods and houses. so just beware and take note, Animal rights organizations AnimaNaturalis (ASPCA against animal cruelty) Animal Aid (UK) Animal Defense League (ADL) Animal Equality Animal Liberation Leagues Animal Liberation Press Office Animal Rights Organization Fauna Anonymous for Animal Rights Beauty Without Cruelty Center on Animal Liberation Affairs (CALA) Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) Compassion Over Killing (COK) Equanimal Friends of Animals (FoA) Group for the education of animal related issues(GEARI) In Defense of Animals (IDA) International Primate Protection League (IPPL) Libera! Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition (MARC) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Southern Animal Rights Coalition (SARC) Western Animal Rights Network (WARN) World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) Uncaged Campaigns [edit] Movements/campaigns focused on animal testing [edit] Ongoing movements/campaigns Americans For Medical Advancement British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) Dr Hadwen Trust Great Ape Project National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) Primate Freedom Project Rocky Mountain Animal Defense SPEAK Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) Stop Sequani Animal Testing (SSAT) Stop Wickham Animal Testing (SWAT) [edit] Historical campaigns Consort Beagles Campaign Save the Goats Save the Hill Grove Cats Save the Newchurch Guinea Pigs Save the Shamrock Monkeys [edit] Groups focused on bloodsports CAS International Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) [edit] Vegan/vegetarian-oriented groups Movement for Compassionate Living (MCL) Vegan Outreach Vegan Society Vegetarian Society Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals (Viva!) Veggies Catering Campaign Ulove! The United Liberation of Vegetarian Ethics (Ulove If ever the phrase 'know your enemy' were true!! Just had a look at the HSA website and it's unbelievable that grown adults can have such stupid and vigilante ideas about the countryside! To my understanding it's nothing more than organised crime (tresspass, vandalism, harrassment......) so how on earth are they allowed to operate! Absolute Scum!! I am proud to be a member of BASC and even prouder that I shoot. My original post was regarding the security issue of having a BASC sticker in the car window e.g. having it parked outside the house advertising that a gun owner lives in the house. But this is probably just me being paranoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonevo Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Having been confronted by many of these gutter rats,over the last 30yrs, I know what extremes that they will stoop to,Anyone with any sense will take on board what I am ststing here,however for those people who choose not to listen, then so be it.I can only concur with super major and his post. a large price to pay for a small sticker. I have been involved in countryside persuits for well over 30 yrs, shooting, ferreting, coursing etc.. and I know my enemy quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Thank heavens I live in a beautiful rural part of the UK where most people hunt, shoot or fish and are proud to display pro hunting and shooting stickers on their vehicles. I've had a field sports sticker on my car since the 1960's and I don't intend to stop now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berettaman Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Can i just say as the owner of a plug ugly bashed up muddy suzuki vitara,all stickers (shooting type)will be gratefully accepted and displayed on said vehicle,thankyou(not afraid) :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris rider Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Just got my Basc and I never received any stickers . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 I usually put any BASC marketing material in the only place suitable for it. The bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttfjlc Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 23 hours ago, Chris rider said: Just got my Basc and I never received any stickers . In all fairness you have commented on a near decade old thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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