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Private owning a paintball gun

tosh_thedude · 2009-03-06 14:39:00

Just wondering what the Legal standings on Paintball guns in Ireland. Like do you need to own a gun licence etc. Just wondering as a few of us are looking to buy guns from a dealer in the states and setup our own war games on private land, just looking for clear information on how the actually Paintball gun licences work.…

06-03-2009 2:39pm

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tosh_thedude

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Just wondering what the Legal standings on Paintball guns in Ireland. Like do you need to own a gun licence etc. Just wondering as a few of us are looking to buy guns from a dealer in the states and setup our own war games on private land, just looking for clear information on how the actually Paintball gun licences work. I heard anything more that 1 joule of energy (Like Air softs guns) are illegal and you need a fire arms licence...or have I heard wrong? Cheers

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#2 06-03-2009 2:41pm

n1ck

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Paintball markers are firearms by law thus requiring a firearm license.

If you have more questions head over to Paintballer.ie, you'll get a better response there.

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