guns shops

cena

Is there a gun shop in the athlone area. How much is a 9mm hand gun to buy.

Sparks

You can't licence a 9mm pistol in the Republic unless you owned it before November 2008 and had a licence for it then.

cena

Sparks wrote: »

You can't licence a 9mm pistol in the Republic unless you owned it before November 2008 and had a licence for it then.

Really why is that? What guns can you owen in Ireland

Witcher

cena wrote: »

Really why is that? What guns can you owen in Ireland

Because that's what the law says:pac: You can own a 5 shot .22lr pistol if you are a member of a range and meet the other requirements.

DipStick McSwindler

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Tikkat3

cena wrote: »

Really why is that? What guns can you owen in Ireland

Regarding handguns, as Blay said.

In relation to everything restricted and not, have a look for the big RED stickies on firearms on the front page of this forum.

If you cant find it, here is a link to the information requested LINK

Witcher

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Is it possible to buy a gun. Not have a licence for it and leave it in the range you buy it in. Sign it in and out every time you want to use it?

I'm not too sure really...I imagine it depends on the range and if it has facilities to store firearms and if their authorisation allows it, some ranges can only allow licence holders to shoot.

DipStick McSwindler

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Witcher

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Okay thanks a lot!! What was the reason for stopping all new 9mm purchases do you know?

The Minister for Justice at the time Dermot Ahern signed an SI(?) saying no more CF pistols(not just 9mm) were to be licenced from Nov. 08 onwards..there's a clause that allows Alan Shatter to change it tomorrow if he wanted to.

Local-womanizer

Blay wrote: »

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Okay thanks a lot!! What was the reason for stopping all new 9mm purchases do you know?

The Minister for Justice at the time Dermot Ahern signed an SI(?) saying no more CF pistols(not just 9mm) were to be licenced from Nov. 08 onwards..there's a clause that allows Alan Shatter to change it tomorrow if he wanted to.

And it's obviously working in reducing gun crime too, I mean no one is getting shot dead with legally held handguns in the country......

juice1304

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Is it possible to buy a gun. Not have a licence for it and leave it in the range you buy it in. Sign it in and out every time you want to use it?

No it is not possible to do that because a 9mm pistol is a restricted firearm and only the licencee of a restricted firearm may use it. So as stated before you can't have one unless you had one before 2008

DipStick McSwindler

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Local-womanizer

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

juice1304 wrote: »

No it is not possible to do that because a 9mm pistol is a restricted firearm and only the licencee of a restricted firearm may use it. So as stated before you can't have one unless you had one before 2008

We've already established that, I didnt make it clear but I was refering to the likes of a .22 or shotgun

I have heard of members the Defence Forces storing handguns in a barracks stores.

rowa

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Is it possible to buy a gun. Not have a licence for it and leave it in the range you buy it in. Sign it in and out every time you want to use it?

I doubt it , if that could be done why would anyone go through the often painful process of getting a pistol licence ? Some clubs do have club guns though for members to use while waiting for a licence.

session savage

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Is it possible to buy a gun. Not have a licence for it and leave it in the range you buy it in. Sign it in and out every time you want to use it?

No. If you fire any gun that your not licensed to use then technically your breaking the law. A firearm license entitles you to own, use and carry one particular firearm and you cant own use or carry a gun without one.

Jonty

Local-womanizer wrote: »

And it's obviously working in reducing gun crime too, I mean no one is getting shot dead with legally held handguns in the country......

I presume this is sarcasm?

Because I can't recall any body being assaulted with legally handguns in this country.

Tikkat3

Jonty wrote: »

I presume this is sarcasm?

Because I can't recall any body being assaulted with legally handguns in this country.

Thats definitely sarcasm

Local-womanizer

Jonty wrote: »

Local-womanizer wrote: »

And it's obviously working in reducing gun crime too, I mean no one is getting shot dead with legally held handguns in the country......

I presume this is sarcasm?

Because I can't recall any body being assaulted with legally handguns in this country.

Of course!

rowa

session savage wrote: »

No. If you fire any gun that your not licensed to use then technically your breaking the law. A firearm license entitles you to own, use and carry one particular firearm and you cant own use or carry a gun without one.

+1 , I don't know why you'd want to own a gun and not be in legal possession of it anyway, you are the person responsible for it after all.

DipStick McSwindler

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Tikkat3

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Because im 19 loved shooting the last couple of times i did it. Live in the city and theres no way in hell id be granted a licence i reckon

There is no reason that you could be refused a license if you satisfied all the requirements of the law, local super and you passed the background check.

So if you really want to take the plunge, dont be afraid, just go about it the right way.

You will get plenty of help and advice here too.

rowa

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Because im 19 loved shooting the last couple of times i did it. Live in the city and theres no way in hell id be granted a licence i reckon. Would it affect my application the fact im in the RDF?

Join a club , do the probation and apply for a licence, its a pita but once its done its done.

DipStick McSwindler

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Local-womanizer

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

rowa wrote: »

session savage wrote: »

No. If you fire any gun that your not licensed to use then technically your breaking the law. A firearm license entitles you to own, use and carry one particular firearm and you cant own use or carry a gun without one.

+1 , I don't know why you'd want to own a gun and not be in legal possession of it anyway, you are the person responsible for it after all.

Because im 19 loved shooting the last couple of times i did it. Live in the city and theres no way in hell id be granted a licence i reckon. Would it affect my application the fact im in the RDF?

As said no reason you shouldn't get a license because you live in the city and are 19.

I just turned 21 when my application went in, no problems.

Being in the RDF helped me, the super was happy that I had demonstrated decent weapons competency from the RDF, I submitted a letter from company office stating the fact.

Of course I don't think I k ow everything about shooting because if that, I am just as careful when I am shooting on my permissions as on a military range.

Tikkat3

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Cheers lads! Sorry for he stupid questions aswell. What about the cost of a weapon? how much would a .22 set me back?

you are very welcome, thats what we are all here for, to share.

First tip, its not a 'weapon', that implies the wrong thing. Firearm is what you want and you have to decide what you want to do with it.

Hunting game? target shooting? clays? deer?

all have their own category

Sparks

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Is it possible to buy a gun. Not have a licence for it and leave it in the range you buy it in. Sign it in and out every time you want to use it?

No. Clubs and ranges aren't allowed do that with restricted firearms, which is what a 9mm pistol would be. With unrestricted firearms, yes, it's possible.

Sparks

session savage wrote: »

No. If you fire any gun that your not licensed to use then technically your breaking the law.

...unless you're on a range, in which case you're covered so long as the range's authorisation and rules don't ban it.

DipStick McSwindler

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Tikkat3

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Ah thats the RDF jargon coming out haha sorry!! Okay ehm id like to hunt and do target shooting. Would be more interested in the hunting tbh

No worries

Small game (duck, pheasant, rabbit,etc.) vermin (foxes or vermin birds, etc.) or deer?

For small game, a 12 gauge shotgun would be the best all rounder for you and still allow you to shoot clays if you wanted.

For foxes and below, I would think it might be best if you leave it for a while and get some experience in the field with a shot gun and then when you feel ready, move to a centre fire.

As for deer, same opinion as the above. Dont run before you can walk.

All firearms are a different kettle of fish in the field than they are on a range.

Grizzly 45

Jonty wrote: »

I presume this is sarcasm?

Because I can't recall any body being assaulted with legally handguns in this country.

Very true,but thats what you get when you vote in self serving little arthrtiic FF toads Ex solicitors with personal agendas as minister for "justice equality and law reform".Who cynically use a murder with an illegal handgun to ban any further possesion,and to give AGS an open season on all other liscense owners of such.:mad::mad::mad:

DipStick McSwindler

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Sparks

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

I would probably prefer a rifle, always been interested in long distance shooting.but obviously have to start somewhere, any idea how much it would set me back?

To be honest, if you're just starting off, don't buy anything yet. Join a range, use their beginner's club kit if they have any (most have some at this point, which is a great improvement on where we were 20 years ago).

If you are going to start off, Ez and some of the others could give you better advice on how to get into long-distance shooting, but you might be better off starting with a .22lr and doing some short-range work first, just to get the basics down right. When there are forty or fifty little things to get all lined up for a good shot (from how you line up your position initially through how you set up for the shot, through to how you push the trigger and follow through, there's probably more than fifty things to worry about), you might as well do that at short range and master some of those things and then move on to long range when you're ready.

Where you are in the country will decide what your nearest range is; in Dublin you have a few within driving range for short-range stuff out to the 100 yard mark or thereabouts, but all well outside the M50 but within an hour of the city centre; but if you really want to push out to the longer thousand-yard ranges, there's only the one place in the country at the moment for that, the Midlands range in Tullamore.

ace86

Local-womanizer wrote: »

I have heard of members the Defence Forces storing handguns in a barracks stores.

Any weapons or firearms being stored in a defence forces barracks are armed guarded 24hrs a day and are locked away in storage facilites as well.

rowa

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Very true,but thats what you get when you vote in self serving little arthrtiic FF toads Ex solicitors with personal agendas as minister for "justice equality and law reform".Who cynically use a murder with an illegal handgun to ban any further possesion,and to give AGS an open season on all other liscense owners of such.:mad::mad::mad:

Yes grizz and after the carry on in dublin in the past month , don't be surprised to see a self serving little arthritic fg toad ex solicitor minister for justice equality and law reform, also cynically use murders to kick legitimate shooters with, the national mejia are getting stuck into him to "do something".

DipStick McSwindler

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Sparks

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Ok as far as I know my nearest is courtlough, must ring them up and see if they have a beginners kit, and membership is cheap for us students!!

If you're a student in TCD or UCD, there's a cheaper option, but if not, Courtlough is set up for beginners for .22lr rifle shooting...

Thanks for the advice lads! really appreciate it!!

No worries, glad it helped!