Irish gun owners ‘blameless’ as 1,300 legally held guns stolen in four years

LEGAL gun owners are not to blame for tragedies such as the shooting rampage in Virginia, Irish firearms representatives said yesterday.

Wed, 18 Apr, 2007 - 01:00

Cormac O’Keeffe

Ireland’s biggest association of gun owners added that there was no connection between legal firearms and the use of stolen firearms by criminals.

Des Crofton, director of the National Association of Regional Game Councils (NARGC), said the wrong impression was given when shooting tragedies occur.

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