Smartgun business may be forced to go to US

A businessman whose company is in late-stage White House talks to secure a multi-million dollar investment in gun safety technology has said he will probably have to repatriate his business out of Ireland because of restrictions on guns here.

Pat O’Shaughnessy and business partner Robert McNamara — both from west Limerick — say they are “very hopeful” of signing off on a deal in line with the Biden Commission’s proposals on gun control.

US vice president Joe Biden is heading up the commission and, according to Mr O’Shaughnessy, he is seriously considering making it regulatory for smartguns to be introduced in America.