Recipient

National Rifle Association

First report 18 Jan 2021•Latest report 18 Jan 2021

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Reports, concerns and published responses

Private and voluntary organisations · Sport governing body. This page brings together reports naming this recipient and response statements clearly connected to concerns raised in those reports.

Reports: 1
Published responses: 100%
Concerns addressed: 2
Stated actions: 6

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

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100%published responses found

6stated actions described

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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from National Rifle Association linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

18 Jan2021
County of Dorset
Concerns raised2
1. Failure to conduct periodic emergency response exercises for serious incidents
2. Lack of training for shooting-range staff in identifying signs of abnormal behaviour
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response 3
1. Action
  Publish guidance recommending appropriate staff training and procedures for public shooting-experience ranges.
  Stated planned
2. Action
  Test emergency response procedures twice yearly for ranges operated by the commercial subsidiaries.
  Stated planned
3. Action
  Arrange training for shooting-experience staff to identify abnormal behaviour and respond to potential self-harm risks.
  Stated planned
Respondent positions 1
1. Position
  Other rifle range operators retain responsibility for implementing training and reviewing emergency procedures; the organisations will publish guidance.
  Redirects responsibility
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Michael Jonathan Woods · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Report summary

Michael Jonathan Woods died at Southampton Hospital on 9 October 2019 after using a rifle to shoot himself while taking part in a supervised shooting experience at a rifle range in Charmouth. The substantive concerns were the need for training to help range staff identify abnormal behaviour and for periodic emergency response exercises; these had been adopted but not yet delivered because of COVID restrictions.

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How this individual concern was interpreted
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PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to conduct periodic emergency response exercises for serious incidents
Wider context from the report
“(1) ████████, who gave evidence at the Inquest, recommended that staff at the range undergo training in identifying signs of abnormal behaviour on the part of anyone wishing to take part in a shooting experience, to ensure that person is in the appropriate frame of mind to shoot. The shooting range have adopted the recommendation and appointed a training provider, though the training itself has yet to be delivered due to covid restrictions. I heard evidence from ████████ ████████, owner of the shooting range, that he is not aware of similar training being made available to staff at other shooting ranges. ████████ went on to give evidence that he believes such training would be of value nationally, and could form part of a range officer's training. (2) ████████ also recommended that staff periodically carry out "emergency response" exercises to improve the staff response for this type of serious incident. Again, ████████ confirmed the recommendation has been adopted and training identified, but not yet delivered due to covid restrictions. ████████ gave evidence that such training would be of value nationally. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to National Rifle Association; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Lack of training for shooting-range staff in identifying signs of abnormal behaviour
Wider context from the report
“(1) ████████, who gave evidence at the Inquest, recommended that staff at the range undergo training in identifying signs of abnormal behaviour on the part of anyone wishing to take part in a shooting experience, to ensure that person is in the appropriate frame of mind to shoot. The shooting range have adopted the recommendation and appointed a training provider, though the training itself has yet to be delivered due to covid restrictions. I heard evidence from ████████ ████████, owner of the shooting range, that he is not aware of similar training being made available to staff at other shooting ranges. ████████ went on to give evidence that he believes such training would be of value nationally, and could form part of a range officer's training. (2) ████████ also recommended that staff periodically carry out "emergency response" exercises to improve the staff response for this type of serious incident. Again, ████████ confirmed the recommendation has been adopted and training identified, but not yet delivered due to covid restrictions. ████████ gave evidence that such training would be of value nationally. ”
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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
Publish guidance recommending appropriate staff training and procedures for public shooting-experience ranges.

Verbatim wording from the response
“3.4 The NRA and NSRA will publish specific guidance recommending appropriate training and procedures for staff at other rifle ranges operating in the wider sector offering shooting experiences to the public. We intend to publish this guidance by 30th October 2021 to allow time for the review of the initial training and incorporation of feedback.”

Source location
2021-0015-Response-from-National-Rifle-Association-and-National-Smallbore-Rifle-Association-Redacted
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Published 26 January 2021
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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
Test emergency response procedures twice yearly for ranges operated by the commercial subsidiaries.

Verbatim wording from the response
“3.5 The commercial subsidiaries of the NRA and NSRA already have emergency response procedures in place for the shooting ranges they operate. We will now review our emergency response procedures specifically in relation to documenting the appropriate response to an act of self-harm or a threat of self-harm. We will ensure, commencing April 2021, that these procedures are tested twice yearly.”

Source location
2021-0015-Response-from-National-Rifle-Association-and-National-Smallbore-Rifle-Association-Redacted
Page 2 · response
Published 26 January 2021
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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
Arrange training for shooting-experience staff to identify abnormal behaviour and respond to potential self-harm risks.

Verbatim wording from the response
“3.2 We have decided to direct our respective commercial subsidiaries that operate ranges to arrange training of staff employed in the delivery of shooting experiences. The training objective will be to assist staff to identify signs of abnormal behaviour in people who wish to take part in shooting experiences. The intended operational outcomes are to raise awareness of the indications of abnormal behaviour that may suggest that a person is not in an appropriate frame of mind to engage in shooting activities and to provide guidance to staff as to how to respond in that situation. We expect this training to be delivered by 30th September 2021.”

Source location
2021-0015-Response-from-National-Rifle-Association-and-National-Smallbore-Rifle-Association-Redacted
Page 2 · response
Published 26 January 2021
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How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
Other rifle range operators retain responsibility for implementing training and reviewing emergency procedures; the organisations will publish guidance.

Verbatim wording from the response
“3.4 The NRA and NSRA will publish specific guidance recommending appropriate training and procedures for staff at other rifle ranges operating in the wider sector offering shooting experiences to the public. We intend to publish this guidance by 30th October 2021 to allow time for the review of the initial training and incorporation of feedback.”

Source location
2021-0015-Response-from-National-Rifle-Association-and-National-Smallbore-Rifle-Association-Redacted
Page 2 · response
Published 26 January 2021
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Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Concerns raised2

Failure to conduct periodic emergency response exercises for serious incidents

Lack of training for shooting-range staff in identifying signs of abnormal behaviour

Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.3

Respondent positions A position is what this recipient says about the concern when it does not describe a specific action.1

Actions described in response 3

Respondent positions 1