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Updated Garda Commissioners Guidelines

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    #62
    BryanL
    Registered Users Posts: 1,124 ✭✭✭BryanL


    The bit on "Silencers"  WTF?????????????

    The advantages of using a silencer for this purpose would include the reduction in recoil allowing the shooter to stay on target and reduce the risk of flinching to prevent the group of animals fleeing after the initial shot.


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    #63
    Rifter
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭Rifter


    BryanL wrote: »
    The bit on "Silencers"  WTF?????????????

    I missed that bit??


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    #64
    Gravelly
    Registered Users Posts: 4,119 ✭✭✭Gravelly


    Am I reading the bit on zeroing right - we could zero away to our hearts content?
    I'm a big fan of zeroing - not too good at it though, sometimes it can take me 3 or 4 boxes of ammo before I'm satisfied that it's correct.


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    #65
    Vegeta
    Registered Users Posts: 11,393 ✭✭✭✭Vegeta


    Gravelly wrote: »
    Am I reading the bit on zeroing right - we could zero away to our hearts content?

    Well it's still technically illegal, just the guidelines are saying the Gardai will choose a common sense approach when deciding whether or not to pursue a conviction. So you have to assess if you're willing to take the risk. While it is a marginal improvement in our situation, it would be much better for us if the legislation was changed for good.
    I'm a big fan of zeroing - not too good at it though, sometimes it can take me 3 or 4 boxes of ammo before I'm satisfied that it's correct.

    Look I understand the excitement, my fear for these types of things is we'll get lads taking the piss, making improvised ranges and boasting publicly. Could quickly eradicate any wiggle room we have gained on this.


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    #66
    Gravelly
    Registered Users Posts: 4,119 ✭✭✭Gravelly


    Vegeta wrote: »
    Well it's still technically illegal, just the guidelines are saying the Gardai will choose a common sense approach when deciding whether or not to pursue a conviction. So you have to assess if you're willing to take the risk. While it is a marginal improvement in our situation, it would be much better for us if the legislation was changed for good.



    Look I understand the excitement, my fear for these types of things is we'll get lads taking the piss, making improvised ranges and boasting publicly. Could quickly eradicate any wiggle room we have gained on this.

    Either it becomes legal - in which case it is perfectly fine to do, or it doesn't, and it won't be. It still won't be legal to build an improvised range, or "boast publicly" so neither will make a jot of difference either way.


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    #67
    Vegeta
    Registered Users Posts: 11,393 ✭✭✭✭Vegeta


    Gravelly wrote: »
    Either it becomes legal - in which case it is perfectly fine to do, or it doesn't, and it won't be.

    So despite what is written in the new guidelines, not a single line of legislation has been changed for this so the standing on this has remained unchanged.
    It still won't be legal to build an improvised range, or "boast publicly" so neither will make a jot of difference either way.

    Correct and there have been people contacted by the Gardai already for these activities.


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    #68
    gunny123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭gunny123


    Irish logic, the envy of the world.


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