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Import Question on a Prop Firearm?

  • 18-12-2012 11:16PM
    #1
    Barr125
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭


    I am importing a non-firing prop replica firearm from the TV show ''Firefly''. The seller has specified that the gun cannot fire nor be altered to fire in anyway, it is a prop. The concern I have is with customs in relation to replica firearms. I've looked for regulations but can't find any specifics, could someone help? Below is the item in question. Thanks in advance.

    http://www.ebay.ie/itm/290833077255?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_5700wt_1079


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  • #2
    Paulw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,270 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    This might be of use - http://www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx?Page=4144


  • #3
    Pat Mustard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,554 ✭✭✭Pat Mustard


    From the Dept.of Justice website.
    16. Are airsoft imitation firearms and other realistic replicas legal?

    Airsoft imitation firearms with a muzzle energy of under one joule are not classed as firearms under the law and do not need to have a firearms certificate. Nor do other non-firing replicas. Recent legislation does make it an offence to possess a realistic imitation firearm in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse. The penalties include up to five years imprisonment.


    17. Can I import and sell realistic imitation firearms?

    Section 40 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 requires that a person who wants to import or sell realistic imitation firearms will have to register with this Department and meet certain standards. We are currently establishing this Register and inviting pre-registrations. You should read section 40 of the Act then click here for more information on pre-registering.

    S.40 of the 2009 Act also prohibits the possession of a realistic imitation firearm in a public place.

    A realistic imitation firearm is defined as:
    9A(4) In this section and in sections 9B to 9G
    “realistic imitation firearm” means a device that
    appears to the ordinary observer so realistic as to
    make it indistinguishable from a firearm.

    The ebay listing is unavailable, so I couldn't see the prop. However, Firefly is a science fiction show, so I'm not sure if this prop from a science fiction series is indistinguishable from a firearm to the ordinary observer. In other words, I am not sure if this prop will even qualify as a realistic imitation firearm.

    Not legal advice, but on a practical level, does the prop look more like a toy/gadget or more like a firearm?

    I would suggest that you check with the lads over on the shooting forum as well. I'd say that they get asked this type of question regularly.

    EDIT: I looked through the firearms used on Firefly on imfdb. Those firearms are mostly imitations of 20th/21st century firearms. They look very realistic.


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