Category Archives: Politics
So just how complicated is Irish Firearms law? Let me draw you a diagram…
Firearms Law In Ireland
(You’re probably going to have to click on that to read it, but it’s a large image; here’s the pdf if you want it)
Everything i… Read the rest
Appearing at a committee near you…
So after the submission I sent in to the Joint Committee about the proposed changes to the Firearms Acts, I got invited to appear before them to discuss the submission in person. Here's my opening statement.
Submission to the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on the review of firearms licensing
For those who don't know, a review of the firearms act has been proposed by the Gardai. It has been, to say the least, controversial. After the frankly appalling December 17 meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice to hear these Garda proposals, submissions to the committee were sought from interested parties. Here's mine for anyone interested. Others have been posted on the boards.ie thread linked to from here.
To the head of the Dail Committee on Justice…
Sent by email to the head of the Dail Committee that saw this lovely statement by a TD…
… Read the restDear Deputy,
I’m a licenced firearms owner, who owns two rifles and a pisto
Murdering Children
A letter to a TD asking why he thinks I want to murder children.
ISSF makes it into Youtube’s Top Three
ISSF's Youtube channel just became one of Youtubes top three channels worldwide. This proves a long-known point: Shooting, in terms of how many active participants there are in it, is one of the world's largest and most successful sports, bar none. It is also great news for those of us at the lower end of things or even those in other shooting sports, because this drives up visibility and that drives up public opinion and that dictates how laws get formed.
Fianna Fail policy on firearms
Fianna Fail's policy on firearms for the 2011 General Election
Labour policy on firearms continued…
Labour policy on firearms for the 2011 General Election continued. Desperately disappointing stuff to read.
Labour policy on firearms
Labour's policy on firearms in the 2011 General Election