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How complicated is Irish Firearms Law? Let me draw you a diagram...

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  • 23-01-2015 1:04am
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    Sparks
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    FirearmsLawInIreland.png

    Okay, so a word of explanation here:
    Everything in black is an Irish Act. Red is an EU directive. Blue is an Irish SI. Anything in italics has been repealed and is just there for historical accuracy (there's only three).

    I've tried to keep the Acts as close to an accurate place on the time index as I can, but with the SIs I just tried to keep them readably closely associated to their respective acts.

    I've omitted minor Acts (like the various finance acts bar the most recent one pertaining to us) which make only minor rules that wouldn't affect most of us day to day.

    Everything in the green box must be read together to form the Firearms Act, as amended.

    (And yeah, I've sent this on to the Joint Committee)


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    Grizzly 45
    Registered Users Posts: 14,950 ✭✭✭✭Grizzly 45


    Sparks you forgot the Wildlife Act 1976,and its amendment in 2010 I think?
    The 1976 act set down the mag capacity for shotguns and what can and cant be used to hunt.
    No worries it proves your point.This is an absolute mess.

    "If you want to keep someone away from your house, Just fire the shotgun through the door."

    Vice President [and former lawyer] Joe Biden Field& Stream Magazine interview Feb 2013 "



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    tac foley
    Registered Users Posts: 5,504 ✭✭✭tac foley


    :O x 100

    tac


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    Sparks
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    Grizzly 45 wrote: »
    Sparks you forgot the Wildlife Act 1976,and its amendment in 2010 I think?
    Zoom out and look right :D
    And if that doesn't prove my point, nothing ever will!


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    bpb101
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    just just reading section 2(4) act and i noticed reference to 1968 firearms act that you forgot to mention
    I believe its to be used for institutes wanting to do proofing

    Its relatively short , but just another one to add onto the list

    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1968/en/act/pub/0020/print.html


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    Gormley85
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    bpb101 wrote: »
    just just reading section 2(4) act and i noticed reference to 1968 firearms act that you forgot to mention
    I believe its to be used for institutes wanting to do proofing

    Its relatively short , but just another one to add onto the list

    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1968/en/act/pub/0020/print.html

    Thats in it already.... look over to the right hand side.


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    bpb101
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    Gormley85 wrote: »
    Thats in it already.... look over to the right hand side.
    mea culpa mea cupla


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