The boss of a catapult shooting club is inviting teen tearaways to hand in their “homemade” weapons and instead learn to use the device responsibly.

Lee Harrison, 46, started the West Kent Catapult Club last year to create a legitimate place for target shooting as a sport.

But the electrician, from Yalding, now fears that youngsters misusing slingshots and similar devices could ruin it for him and other responsible shooters.

A spike in cruel attacks on animals across Kent has reignited calls in Parliament to ban the public use and underage sale of catapults .

Among the most unsavoury incidents was a 16-year-old who shot dead a seagull and then held it up “as a trophy” while a friend filmed.

Lee first started shooting responsibly as a sport at the age of fourteen after his grandmot

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