Many guns used by criminals being stolen from licensed owners, garda boss says

Commissioner of An Garda Síochána, Justin Kelly, 

Commissioner of An Garda Síochána, Justin Kelly, 

Many of the guns used by criminals in Ireland were stolen from licensed gunowners, the garda commissioner has said.

In Cork County alone, there were 23,500 firearm licence applications over a three-year cycle.

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