{"id":7790,"date":"2017-03-03T14:26:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T22:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7790"},"modified":"2018-03-06T19:06:37","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T03:06:37","slug":"doctors-leaders-clash-with-pro-shooting-group-over-health-checks-on-gun-licence-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7790","title":{"rendered":"Doctors&#8217; leaders clash with pro-shooting group over health checks on gun licence applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>The Herald<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">W.N.M.P. Bowern<\/p>\n<p>Apply for a firearms or shotgun licence and your family doctor will be asked by the police if he or she thinks there might any medical reason or \u2018concerns&#8217; to refuse to allow you to possess a gun.<\/p>\n<p>A change in the licensing regime last April meant new information sharing processes between GPs and the police were introduced in an attempt to ensure those licensed to possess firearm and shotgun certificates were medically fit to carry sporting guns.<\/p>\n<p>The British Medical Association expressed concerns at the time. This week it has gone further, advising doctors they can refuse to engage in the process if they have a conscientious objection to firearms and telling them if they do agree to provide information they should charge a fee. . . .[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.plymouthherald.co.uk\/doctors-leaders-clash-with-pro-shooting-group-over-health-checks-on-gun-llicence-applicants\/story-30177207-detail\/story.html\">Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Herald W.N.M.P. Bowern Apply for a firearms or shotgun licence and your family doctor will be asked by the police if he or she thinks there might any medical reason or \u2018concerns&#8217; to refuse to allow you to possess a gun. A change in the licensing regime last April meant new information sharing processes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7790\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Doctors&#8217; leaders clash with pro-shooting group over health checks on gun licence applicants&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5432,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9,757],"tags":[91,2916],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-7790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ethics","category-news","category-united-kingdom","tag-british-medical-association","tag-firearms"],"yoast_head":"\r\n<title>Doctors&#039; leaders clash with pro-shooting group over health checks on gun licence applicants - Protection of Conscience Project News<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7790\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Doctors&#039; leaders clash with pro-shooting group over health checks on gun licence applicants - Protection of Conscience Project News\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Herald W.N.M.P. 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