Are replica handguns that can only fire blanks legal in Ireland?
I understand that you can buy them in UK and online.
The Firearms Act and Regulations are difficult to understand.
Not completely true. Airsoft guns are perfectly legal in Ireland and don't require a license. They are classed as real imitation firearms though and cannot be carried in public unless stored in a case.
Not completely true. Airsoft guns are perfectly legal in Ireland and don't require a license. They are classed as real imitation firearms though and cannot be carried in public unless stored in a case.
That's interesting. My son is into airsoft and the guns could definitely blind someone if they were hit in the eye. That said I was in the shop in Blanchardstown and the guy in charge refused to sell a gun to a woman because she said she allowed her son to shoot it in the house. I was impressed by his attitude. He didn't just refuse to sell her the gun; he told her she was putting her children in danger due to her irresponsible parenting.