Family doctors are turning conscientious objector and refusing to take part in a new system of firearm certification
The Times
The nation’s hunters and shooters are locked in a showdown with family doctors over plans to impose new medical checks before the issue of firearm and shotgun certificates.
GPs and their leaders are being accused of using their new powers as gun-licence gatekeepers to make life harder for almost 600,000 game hunters and clay pigeon enthusiasts.
Some are refusing to allow certificates on the grounds that they have moral objections to shooting, offering gun owners the choice of changing their GP or giving up their firearm. . . [Full text]