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Gun for self defence ?

  • 14-04-2012 09:48AM
    #1
    Keelan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭


    Hello, my father in law had his house robbed a while ago.
    It has upset him a lot!
    I have noticed, the law on defending your own home, as now changed.
    Is it possible, to apply for a shotgun, with defending your own home in mind?
    Will the garda hand out a firearms cert for such a application?
    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    viper123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 526 ✭✭✭viper123


    Nope.


  • #3
    dax121
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭dax121


    viper is right you wont get one for self defence. but a big dog mite do the trick :D


  • #4
    Keelan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭Keelan


    Thanks.
    I take it even if someone owned a shotgun and shot a intruder, they would still be done for man slaughter ? :confused:


  • #5
    kildare.17hmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,615 ✭✭✭kildare.17hmr


    Before this thread is locked, Reasonable force. If an intruder comes at uou with a knife and end up with it stuck in them its their problem.


  • #6
    Mr.Flibble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 286 ✭✭Mr.Flibble


    Keelan wrote: »
    Will the garda hand out a firearms cert for such a application?


    Absolutely not.

    Your f-i-l needs to move to Florida, and even then....


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  • #7
    Grizzly 45
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,426 ✭✭✭✭Grizzly 45


    Keelan wrote: »
    Thanks.
    I take it even if someone owned a shotgun and shot a intruder, they would still be done for man slaughter ? :confused:

    Thats a how long is a piece of string question,with so and too many varibles to even attempt to answer.As each situation of a shooting incident varies to the X thousand degree that no one could predict an outcome in a court of law.

    "If you want to keep someone away from your house, Just fire the shotgun through the door."

    Vice President [and former lawyer] Joe Biden Field& Stream Magazine interview Feb 2013 "



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