A man who claims he has “a stupid, infantile interest in guns” has avoided a jail term after he was caught with three blank firing pistols and 400 rounds of ammunition in his Dublin home.

A man with "a stupid, infantile interest in guns" had three blank firing pistols and 400 rounds of ammunition in his house, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

A convicted robber currently serving eight years in jail for slashing a young man's face leaving him permanently scarred has received a further six months for issuing a threat in court to kill his victim.