Gunman jailed for five years for selling guns to gangs

Pa Byrnes Jr sold the armoury to criminals in return for cash to fund a chronic drug habit, Limerick Circuit Court heard.
Byrnes, aged 36, who previously served a six-year jail sentence for shooting and injuring a man in 2005, had pleaded guilty to possessing a 12-gauge Miroku shotgun, a Haenel Model 300 air rifle, and 26 rounds of .22 short calibre Remington UMC ammunition.