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Crossbow

  • 10-04-2014 2:29pm
    #1
    strangles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭


    Seen a crossbow for sale on Donedeal couple of days ago,just wondering on story with licence for them or do you even need a licence for one ?


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  • #2
    Sparks
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    You need a restricted firearms licence for them in Ireland.
    (And you can't hunt with them; this may not be the right forum :) )


  • #3
    nc19
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,395 ✭✭✭nc19


    strangles wrote: »
    Seen a crossbow for sale on Donedeal couple of days ago,just wondering on story with licence for them or do you even need a licence for one ?

    You need a licence for anything with a trigger afaik


  • #4
    Sparks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,038 ✭✭✭✭Sparks


    nc19 wrote: »
    You need a licence for anything with a trigger afaik
    No, just everything that's a firearm. For example, compound bows have a kind of trigger and they need no licence:

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  • #5
    strangles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭strangles


    Don't they use bows for hunting in usa I thought ?


  • #6
    roadsmart
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    strangles wrote: »
    Don't they use bows for hunting in usa I thought ?

    And your point is?


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  • #7
    strangles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭strangles


    No point realy,just wondering if you can hunt in other countries with them why not here,thats all


  • #8
    Joeseph Balls
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    roadsmart wrote: »
    And your point is?

    He wasn't making a point, he asked a question

    Yes they do strangles, but this is Ireland. Different laws.


  • #9
    Sparks
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    strangles wrote: »
    No point realy,just wondering if you can hunt in other countries with them why not here,thats all
    Fast answer, different countries have different laws.

    Perhaps better answers can be found if you read the threads we've had here over the years on bow hunting.


  • #10
    roadsmart
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 625 ✭✭✭roadsmart


    strangles wrote: »
    No point realy,just wondering if you can hunt in other countries with them why not here,thats all

    Sorry, didn't mean to sound snippy, just don't like the "well they do it in....." mentality.


  • #11
    strangles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭strangles


    roadsmart wrote: »
    Sorry, didn't mean to sound snippy, just don't like the "well they do it in....." mentality.

    Point taken


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