Is it illegal to own a handgun in ireland??

FranchisePlayer

Lads no that i would ever go into shooting or anything but is it??

hawkmoon269

I sincerely hope so.

But I will defer to those better informed as to the exact legal position.

Trojan911

FranchisePlayer wrote:

Lads no that i would ever go into shooting or anything but is it??

FP,

No, it is not illegal. If you are eligible, then you can own one. Just out of curiosity, why would you not take up shooting, even as a sporting discipline? (Targets etc not hunting).

hawkmoon269 wrote:

I sincerely hope so.

Why?

TJ911...

jaycee

yes perfectly legal , after you have passed in depth security checks from the Gardai , have the recommended security and storage facility's, are a member of an approved target shooting club....have completed safety courses and it's only use is the sport of target shooting:

Where's the harm in that....? It's a sport with a 100% safety record.

If the same controls and restrictions were applied to driving cars I bet the accident rate would dramatically decline.

FranchisePlayer

Trojan911 wrote:

FP,

No, it is not illegal. If you are eligible, then you can own one. Just out of curiosity, why would you not take up shooting, even as a sporting discipline? (Targets etc not hunting).

No I don't no I think my mum and dad think I have an unhealthy obession with guns:D but i suppose shooting on a range would be quite cool I just the whole killing an animal thing would do it for me

rrpc

FranchisePlayer wrote:

No I don't no I think my mum and dad think I have an unhealthy obession with guns but i suppose shooting on a range would be quite cool I just the whole killing an animal thing would do it for me

Something Jaycee left out of the requirements:

If you are not a householder then you need the permission of the householder where you live to store the firearm.

jaycee

rrpc wrote:

Something Jaycee left out of the requirements:

If you are not a householder then you need the permission of the householder where you live to store the firearm.

Very true .. my mistake..!
I tend to assume that other shooters are of a similar "Vintage" to myself and therefore ....

The other option of course is to just shoot at a target range using "Club guns" probably a good Idea to start with anyway. It also allows some safety training and supervision by proficient shooters . A great way to start into the sport.

rrpc

jaycee wrote:

Very true .. my mistake..!
I tend to assume that other shooters are of a similar "Vintage" to myself and therefore ....

The other option of course is to just shoot at a target range using "Club guns" probably a good Idea to start with anyway. It also allows some safety training and supervision by proficient shooters . A great way to start into the sport.

An assumption I made myself until I read that line

And you're right, most people start into the sport by joining a club, attending a range and taking it from there.

Clare gunner

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but i suppose shooting on a range would be quite cool I just the whole killing an animal thing would do it for me

And you dont have to kill anything either!!! Well,bar maybe pieces of paper or bits of flying clay,or animals cutouts made of steel,but they stand up again.

There are many shooters out there who never have shot an animal or would.Our illustrious Mod ,Sparks being one of them;)

Sparks

Clare gunner wrote:

There are many shooters out there who never have shot an animal or would.Our illustrious Mod ,Sparks being one of them;)

This is true. And I'm not an extremist on this point either. The thing that hooks many of us in this sport isn't the big bang and the noise or some Freudian mental hiccup, it's the challenge that achieving the required degree of self-control required to hit the ten every time, it's the complete lack of ability for bull****ting yourself that the sport provides - the score right there on the target, there's no getting around it, it's unfailingly honest and there's no subjective human judging your performance - and it's the camaraderie that you get in a group of people pursuing that goal.

jaycee

Sparks wrote:

This is true. And I'm not an extremist on this point either.

The thing that hooks many of us in this sport isn't the big bang and the noise or some Freudian mental hiccup, it's the challenge that achieving the required degree of self-control required to hit the ten every time, it's the complete lack of ability for bull****ting yourself that the sport provides - the score right there on the target, there's no getting around it, it's unfailingly honest and there's no subjective human judging your performance - and it's the camaraderie that you get in a group of people pursuing that goal.

Agreed..100%, well said :cool: