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# firearms - Wednesday 22 May, 2019

Two men arrested as gardaí recover firearm during raid of Dublin home Ballyfermot

Two men arrested as gardaí recover firearm during raid of Dublin home

May 22nd 2019, 12:07 PM 15,650 Views 17 Comments

The raid was carried out as part of an intelligence-led operation targeting organised crime in Dublin.

# firearms - Thursday 20 December, 2018

Eight children a day die from firearms in the US Gun Control

Eight children a day die from firearms in the US

Dec 20th 2018, 6:05 AM 10,724 Views 24 Comments

Firearms claimed the lives of more than 3,140 children and teens in 2016.

# firearms - Thursday 2 August, 2018

US 'crypto-anarchist' sees 3D-printed guns as fundamental right Ghost Guns

US 'crypto-anarchist' sees 3D-printed guns as fundamental right

Aug 2nd 2018, 7:22 AM 15,044 Views 39 Comments

A federal court judge blocked Texan Cody Wilson’s website on Tuesday by issuing a temporary injunction.

# firearms - Thursday 26 July, 2018

Gun traders say regulations are 'driving law-abiding dealers out of business' Protest

Gun traders say regulations are 'driving law-abiding dealers out of business'

Jul 26th 2018, 6:00 AM 15,486 Views 46 Comments

A protest is due to take place outside garda headquarters in Dublin today.

# firearms - Tuesday 3 April, 2018

Submachine gun and four handguns found in backpack in Dublin Coolock

Submachine gun and four handguns found in backpack in Dublin

Apr 3rd 2018, 5:51 PM 38,950 Views 33 Comments

Gardaí have seized the firearms and a vehicle.

# firearms - Thursday 15 March, 2018

Gardaí believe they have stopped another gangland murder after arrests made in Wexford Hutch Target

Gardaí believe they have stopped another gangland murder after arrests made in Wexford

Mar 15th 2018, 10:14 AM 29,697 Views 25 Comments

Two men have been arrested and three cars have been seized.

# firearms - Monday 30 October, 2017

Guns, drunken melees, and pest infestations - living in emergency accommodation in Dublin is no joke Housing Crisis

Guns, drunken melees, and pest infestations - living in emergency accommodation in Dublin is no joke

Oct 30th 2017, 12:05 AM 18,297 Views 90 Comments

Three months’ worth of complaints to the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive suggest conditions in the capital’s emergency accommodation are fraught.

# firearms - Wednesday 25 October, 2017

Gardaí chase man through Finglas and discover two handguns in his rucksack Through The Gardens

Gardaí chase man through Finglas and discover two handguns in his rucksack

Oct 25th 2017, 1:03 PM 24,056 Views 16 Comments

He is currently being detained at Finglas Garda Station.

# firearms - Sunday 15 October, 2017

'We're a country that idealises its founding': America's complicated relationship with the gun Second Amendment

'We're a country that idealises its founding': America's complicated relationship with the gun

Oct 15th 2017, 10:30 AM 9,991 Views 85 Comments

That intimate connection with firearms is under renewed scrutiny after the worst mass shooting in recent US history.

# firearms - Wednesday 4 October, 2017

Las Vegas shooter was able to build deadly arsenal of weapons legally and with ease Gun Laws

Las Vegas shooter was able to build deadly arsenal of weapons legally and with ease

Oct 4th 2017, 8:15 AM 14,886 Views 89 Comments

In Nevada someone with a clean record, like Stephen Paddock had, can buy as many guns as they want.

# firearms - Tuesday 18 July, 2017

Gardaí seize cannabis and heroin worth €4 million in gangland crackdown Seizure

Gardaí seize cannabis and heroin worth €4 million in gangland crackdown

Jul 18th 2017, 9:22 AM 18,203 Views 19 Comments

Two firearms were seized in the operation..

# firearms - Sunday 11 June, 2017

Russian crime syndicate charged with stealing 10,000 pounds of chocolate New York

Russian crime syndicate charged with stealing 10,000 pounds of chocolate

Jun 11th 2017, 12:00 PM 16,349 Views No Comments

Members of the syndicate have also been charged with robbery, murder-for-hire conspiracy and firearms offences.

# firearms - Sunday 2 April, 2017

Man charged after cocaine and cannabis worth €1.5m seized in Artane Organised Crime

Man charged after cocaine and cannabis worth €1.5m seized in Artane

Apr 2nd 2017, 10:08 AM 12,136 Views No Comments

Ammunition and component parts of firearms were also found.

# firearms - Saturday 1 April, 2017

Cocaine and cannabis worth €1.5m seized in Artane Organised Crime

Cocaine and cannabis worth €1.5m seized in Artane

Apr 1st 2017, 10:10 AM 14,435 Views 18 Comments

A man in his 40s has been arrested.

# firearms - Thursday 15 December, 2016

Three men arrested in Cobh gun and ammunition seizure Dissident Republicans

Three men arrested in Cobh gun and ammunition seizure

Dec 15th 2016, 10:55 AM 9,025 Views 7 Comments

The planned search by gardaí related to “dissident republican activity” in the Cork area.

# firearms - Tuesday 6 December, 2016

Armed men threaten staff at McDonald's in Crumlin Firearms

Armed men threaten staff at McDonald's in Crumlin

Dec 6th 2016, 10:50 PM 18,525 Views 40 Comments

They left empty-handed and no arrests have been made yet.

# firearms - Saturday 17 September, 2016

Trump calls for Clinton's bodyguards to be stripped of guns to 'see what happens her' Second Amendment

Trump calls for Clinton's bodyguards to be stripped of guns to 'see what happens her'

Sep 17th 2016, 7:57 AM 20,132 Views 140 Comments

Donald Trump has long incorrectly suggested his Democratic opponent wants to overturn the Second Amendment and take away Americans’ right to own guns.

# firearms - Friday 26 August, 2016

Students at University of Texas protest gun law with sex toys Cocks Not Glocks

Students at University of Texas protest gun law with sex toys

Aug 26th 2016, 12:46 PM 13,948 Views 73 Comments

A new law allows concealed handguns in college classrooms, buildings and dorms.

# firearms - Thursday 24 March, 2016

Three men arrested after assault rifles and pistols are seized in Meath Ratoath

Three men arrested after assault rifles and pistols are seized in Meath

Mar 24th 2016, 8:14 PM 25,932 Views 28 Comments

Several hundred rounds of ammunition were seized when gardaí stopped two vehicles.

# firearms - Thursday 10 March, 2016

Farmers in Tipperary 'patrolling countryside with guns' to ward off burglars Rural Crime

Farmers in Tipperary 'patrolling countryside with guns' to ward off burglars

Mar 10th 2016, 5:23 PM 38,624 Views 93 Comments

One man’s farm has been targeted six times.

# firearms - Friday 5 February, 2016

Hundreds of gun licences revoked in Ireland in last three years Gun Crime

Hundreds of gun licences revoked in Ireland in last three years

Feb 5th 2016, 6:02 AM 19,673 Views 39 Comments

Licences can be revoked for a number of reasons, including that the person has no good reason for needing a gun.

# firearms - Sunday 6 December, 2015

US politician posts Christmas portrait showing family posing with guns Firearm Support

US politician posts Christmas portrait showing family posing with guns

Dec 6th 2015, 11:24 AM 41,272 Views 98 Comments

Michele Fiore has previously courted controversy for her support of gun rights.

# firearms - Friday 23 October, 2015

Killer of Garda Tony Golden was under suspended sentence for carrying a live firearm Adrian Mackin

Killer of Garda Tony Golden was under suspended sentence for carrying a live firearm

Oct 23rd 2015, 12:04 PM 17,797 Views 110 Comments

Adrian Mackin was convicted of carrying a loaded gun in Newry in 2012.

# firearms - Friday 12 June, 2015

Teacher accidentally shoots dead 12-year-old student while cleaning his gun Pakistan

Teacher accidentally shoots dead 12-year-old student while cleaning his gun

Jun 12th 2015, 6:10 AM 15,200 Views 12 Comments

Teachers in northwest Pakistan were given permission to carry firearms in the classroom after Taliban militants massacred 132 students at a school in December.

# firearms - Monday 11 May, 2015

Man charged after gunman shoots another man from a bicycle in Limerick Hyde Road

Man charged after gunman shoots another man from a bicycle in Limerick

May 11th 2015, 6:53 AM 8,364 Views No Comments

The incident happened on Saturday afternoon.

# firearms - Thursday 7 May, 2015

Stolen jewellery and guns seized in Lucan raid Crime

Stolen jewellery and guns seized in Lucan raid

May 7th 2015, 7:24 AM 12,447 Views 4 Comments

They were found during a raid last night.

# firearms - Thursday 16 April, 2015

Two guns have been found and a man and woman arrested - at houses in Athlone Firearms

Two guns have been found and a man and woman arrested - at houses in Athlone

Apr 16th 2015, 6:51 AM 11,171 Views No Comments

Two firearms were recovered in the search of two houses.

# firearms - Thursday 26 March, 2015

TD says road sign he showed justice committee MIGHT have been from the UK Bullet Holes

TD says road sign he showed justice committee MIGHT have been from the UK

Mar 26th 2015, 4:07 PM 17,181 Views 77 Comments

Finian McGrath says he has plenty of photos of signs that are “definitely” Irish.

# firearms - Monday 2 March, 2015

Protecting yourself with pepper spray is illegal and that's not changing Self-defence This post contains a poll

Protecting yourself with pepper spray is illegal and that's not changing

Mar 2nd 2015, 6:55 AM 58,359 Views 145 Comments

The minister says protecting citizens is the job of the gardai.

# firearms - Wednesday 4 February, 2015

Michael Healy-Rae: 'I don't feel sorry for criminals who go home in boxes' Rural Crime This post contains videos

Michael Healy-Rae: 'I don't feel sorry for criminals who go home in boxes'

Feb 4th 2015, 7:30 AM 16,935 Views 72 Comments

The independent TD said the Government is bringing about the “demise of rural Ireland” through closures of Garda stations and post offices.

# firearms - Sunday 4 January, 2015

Three armed and masked men threaten staff for cigarettes and cash Armed Robbery

Three armed and masked men threaten staff for cigarettes and cash

Jan 4th 2015, 9:57 AM 15,775 Views 2 Comments

The armed robbery happened at around 8:20 pm at a shop in north Belfast.

# firearms - Thursday 13 November, 2014

Who should be allowed to own a gun in Ireland? It's under discussion Firearms

Who should be allowed to own a gun in Ireland? It's under discussion

Nov 13th 2014, 8:22 PM 22,013 Views 146 Comments

This follows a report by a working group of An Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice.

# firearms - Tuesday 7 October, 2014

Man tasered as 4 arrested on Islamist-related terror offences London

Man tasered as 4 arrested on Islamist-related terror offences

Oct 7th 2014, 3:58 PM 9,455 Views 26 Comments

The men have all been taken to police stations in central London.

# firearms - Sunday 24 August, 2014

Four arrested after firearms and drugs found in Dublin house Crime

Four arrested after firearms and drugs found in Dublin house

Aug 24th 2014, 5:37 PM 15,689 Views 18 Comments

The men and woman were arrested at two flats in Dublin’s Rialto area.

# firearms - Tuesday 22 July, 2014

Air pistols and shotguns were the most seized firearms last year I'll Take That

Air pistols and shotguns were the most seized firearms last year

Jul 22nd 2014, 4:09 PM 5,428 Views 22 Comments

There was only one assault rifle seized.

# firearms - Thursday 17 July, 2014

355 guns stolen in Ireland last year - and 53 reported lost Guns

355 guns stolen in Ireland last year - and 53 reported lost

Jul 17th 2014, 5:12 PM 7,315 Views 19 Comments

Latest garda figures on guns show that almost 170,000 guns licenced in Ireland last year.

# firearms - Sunday 15 June, 2014

Should Ireland have a firearms licensing body? Gun Control

Should Ireland have a firearms licensing body?

Jun 15th 2014, 8:30 PM 20,658 Views 161 Comments

Frances Fitzgerald says that she is expecting a report on the issue soon.

# firearms - Saturday 14 June, 2014

Poll: Would you support a gun amnesty? Poll This post contains a poll

Poll: Would you support a gun amnesty?

Jun 14th 2014, 10:02 AM 10,527 Views 88 Comments

After the shooting of a six-year-old boy, should a more radical approach to gun control be considered?

# firearms - Tuesday 10 June, 2014

Three arrested after hand guns and silencers found in car Gardaí

Three arrested after hand guns and silencers found in car

Jun 10th 2014, 8:49 PM 15,499 Views 25 Comments

The car was searched near Adamstown and the men were arrested at the scene.

# firearms - Tuesday 29 April, 2014

51 bomb disposal callouts this year and 'we receive no training, no guidelines - nothing' Gra Conference This post contains videos

51 bomb disposal callouts this year and 'we receive no training, no guidelines - nothing'

Apr 29th 2014, 1:04 PM 6,593 Views 14 Comments

Delegates at the GRA Conference have passed a motion calling for all gardaí to be given training in dealing with firearms and the various incidents in which they have to deal with them.

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