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  The Gentlemen here have made excellent comments, may I add one from a female who shoots for sport?
  
  I participate in the sport of clay pigeon shooting, rather like those who shoot game, much of our entertainment is provided by generous landowners who kindly allow us to set up traps and shoot at clay discs whoch fly through the air. Facilities to store shotguns and cartridges are simply not available at the majority of country venues. Of course there are shooting grounds which may provide such facilities at a cost but this would push the sport out of reach for many. Team GB have been very successful in these disciplines and it is rooted is traditional country sports. Tragedies polarise our minds but read the detail - in the most recect awful incident Police had been advised that the licence holder was suffering from depression, so whay oh why did nothing happen?
  
  I would add that it isn't particularly easy to obtain a shotgun certificate, even more so a firearms license. If any change is needed, I would venture to suggest that an obligation is placed on the Police to follow up if a report is received about anyone who has a gun. I would also add that in over 25 years of having shotguns in the house, we have had 2 visits from the local Firearms Officer to check out security and safety of our guns and cartridge store. This should be done at every renewal!
  
  Lordy, need a glass of wine after that!
  
  PS, if anyone would like to try clay shooting, just ask!

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