Gardaí wait on ruling over objections to military-style weapons

GARDAÍ will have to wait until next Tuesday for a court decision on their objection to the licensing of high-powered military police-style weapons.

Gardaí in Cork were the first in the country to object to members of the public holding such weapons, amid fears that they could be stolen by criminal gangs.

Gardaí have already won one case following a judgment in Cork District Court on November 30 last when Judge David Riordan refused a shooting enthusiast the right to licences for six handguns.