Gun ownership laws questioned after latest fatal shooting

A Garda watches as Fire Brigade vehicles depart the scene at Lixnaw

A Garda watches as Fire Brigade vehicles depart the scene at Lixnaw

Gun ownership in Ireland must be re-examined before fatal crime involving firearms becomes a pattern.

That is according to victim's rights organisation AdVic, and Cork South-West TD and anti-domestic violence campaigner, Holly Cairns, who both said estimates around the potential number of guns in Ireland was a real worry.

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