Never knew that a friend of mine is very int in handguns and how they work. he is not a criminal or anything and used to buy a guns and ammo mag but gave up as he thought he was not allowed to own even a replicathey can if you fulfill/prove certain criteria to the Gardai.
1.you are supposed to be a member of a gun club that provides for target shooting practice (not just ordinary hunting areas)
2.you are supposed to have a gun-safe (for storage)in your house that the local gardai should inspect.
3.you must apply to buy ammunition.
There is a board sitting (gun club/olympic shooting council i think) at the moment to bring in other safety criteria.
The problem is it isnt that hard to become a member of gun clubs.You can say that you are practicing target shooting in you back garden.I am unsure how stringent the local Garda inspection of you house where you store gun and ammunition would be.Like everything in this country there is a lot of legal loopholes that are only spotted after the damage is done eg there are a lot of licensed guns out there already.
Also you must have a monitored alarm system to get a pistol licence.they can if you fulfill/prove certain criteria to the Gardai.
1.you are supposed to be a member of a gun club that provides for target shooting practice (not just ordinary hunting areas)
2.you are supposed to have a gun-safe (for storage)in your house that the local gardai should inspect.
3.you must apply to buy ammunition.
There is a board sitting (gun club/olympic shooting council i think) at the moment to bring in other safety criteria.
The problem is it isnt that hard to become a member of gun clubs.You can say that you are practicing target shooting in you back garden.I am unsure how stringent the local Garda inspection of you house where you store gun and ammunition would be.Like everything in this country there is a lot of legal loopholes that are only spotted after the damage is done eg there are a lot of licensed guns out there already.
Also you must have a monitored alarm system to get a pistol licence.
Your house will be inspected by a Crime prevention officer and he will advise the local superintendent of your security arrangements. The superintendent will then decide if you are a fit person to own a pistol. He will certainly refuse you if you are shooting targets in the back yard.
I don't believe for 1 minute that legally held guns are being used to murder people. That is the media and FG going mad imho. They don't have a clue.
I suggest you read http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055416847
I don't believe for 1 minute that legally held guns are being used to murder people. That is the media and FG going mad imho. They don't have a clue.
The Garda commissioner disagrees with you! [broken link removed]
they can if you fulfill/prove certain criteria to the Gardai.
1.you are supposed to be a member of a gun club that provides for target shooting practice (not just ordinary hunting areas)
2.you are supposed to have a gun-safe (for storage)in your house that the local gardai should inspect.
3.you must apply to buy ammunition.
The problem is it isnt that hard to become a member of gun clubs
No you can’t!! This will ensure that you never get any firearms certificate!! Pistols are only allowed for target practice on authorised ranges. Such ranges have been inspected and passed by the authorities.You can say that you are practicing target shooting in you back garden
Very stringent. I have witnessed it more than once.I am unsure how stringent the local Garda inspection of you house where you store gun and ammunition would be
Like everything in this country there is a lot of legal loopholes that are only spotted after the damage is done eg there are a lot of licensed guns out there already.
Very reliable source has told me that all handguns are to be banned in the very near future!
the problem is they are excellent replicas and one would not be able to distinguish them from the real thing unless you knew about guns.
Also you must have a monitored alarm system to get a pistol licence.
100% correct.Your house will be inspected by a Crime prevention officer and he will advise the local superintendent of your security arrangements. The superintendent will then decide if you are a fit person to own a pistol. He will certainly refuse you if you are shooting targets in the back yard.
I don't believe for 1 minute that legally held guns are being used to murder people
The Garda commissioner disagrees with you!
It appears from the IT article that he's talking about shotguns being stolen, not pistols
these replicas cannot be used to kill or injure anyone...so i would not worry too much!This is true. They can be bought across the counter legally all over Ireland. I have seen shops in Bray and Dublin. It is a worry.
True!! But they can be obtained by anyone and used to intimidate.these replicas cannot be used to kill or injure anyone...so i would not worry too much!
these replicas cannot be used to kill or injure anyone...so i would not worry too much!
still...i think i would rather have to deal with a replica gun that someone weilding a knife or iron bar!
Except for the fact that there is a thriving business in converting replicas so that they fire proper bullets.these replicas cannot be used to kill or injure anyone...so i would not worry too much!
Except for the fact that there is a thriving business in converting replicas so that they fire proper bullets.
Except for the fact that there is a thriving business in converting replicas so that they fire proper bullets.
Scary! If the Gov do eventually ban handguns, will they also ban replicas I wonder?