Gun owners have accused gardaí of hiding information on firearm thefts to make the threat to public safety appear worse.

I REFER to your report headlined “TDs receive ‘hate emails’ after gun debate” (November 2).

SPORTS people who use handguns have given a qualified welcome to a “handguns ban” announced by the Government yesterday.

GARDAÍ have expressed concern at the sharp rise in the legal ownership of handguns in recent years.

I AM writing on behalf of the National Target Shooting Association (NTSA) in response to the letter from John Fitzgerald entitled ‘Shooting incident should be a warning’ (Irish Examiner, April 22).