Gardaí to seize unlicensed firearms

GARDAÍ in Cork have warned they will seize firearms if their owners don’t apply for the new €80 three-year licence.

It is estimated that more than 20% of guns in the city and county will either be handed up or seized because many holders won’t pay the new charge – especially if they have multiple guns.

There are currently an estimated 250,000 licensed firearms in the country and new licences are being issued in batches of 25,000.