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rsole1 · 2013-04-26 07:52:46

25/04/2013 - 21:00:19 Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae says a debate is needed on whether people should be allowed to buy guns to protect themselves. The Independent deputy for Kerry South himself owns a number of legally-held firearms. While people can legally own a firearm for a number of uses, the protection of yourself or…

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Healy - Rae

26-04-2013 7:52am

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rsole1

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25/04/2013 - 21:00:19
Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae says a debate is needed on whether people should be allowed to buy guns to protect themselves.

The Independent deputy for Kerry South himself owns a number of legally-held firearms.

While people can legally own a firearm for a number of uses, the protection of yourself or your home is not among them.

Deputy Healy-Rae told Radio Kerry that it's time a debate was started on whether a change is needed.

"That is a subject and an issue that… should be aired and discussed," he said.

"What we are relying on more and more is our community alerts.

"The guards can't be everywhere."

Saw this on Breaking news this morning.

Having this fella admitting publicly that he has firearms will set the shooting community back years.

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#2 26-04-2013 8:43am

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Why would it set it back years?? Just asking.

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#3 26-04-2013 9:45am

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rsole1 wrote: »

Having this fella admitting publicly that he has firearms will set the shooting community back years.

No it won't. It is an issue that needs discussion. It is only very lately that the law was on the side of the scumbag breaking into your house. There wasn't much of a change made in the law but maybe it could be the start of something better.

I heard him on Pat Kenny this morning and he made a lot of sense, once you separated the political jibes from the rest.

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#4 26-04-2013 9:56am

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Hey folks,

Firearms for self defense is off topic here so closing this one down. I'm sure this will be picked up in politics or one could start a thread there.

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#5 26-04-2013 10:38am

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Speaking as a Kerryman myself, that fecking eejit is just trying to get airtime, and I don't think we should be giving it to him here. Take it to politics guys if you must, (even if its true home ought to be Humour)

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