[Paine in the Neck]

Where would Ireland be without "illegal" rifles? Is Erskine Childers now to be considered an Irish criminal for using his yacht Asgard to secretly land 900 German Mausers at Howth in 1914? And what of all the Volunteers who went on to use those rifles? And what if it never happened?

[Sasparilla]

Firearms ownership here, and even in Ireland is an expression of individual freedom. Our preexisting right is important enough to be written into law in our Constitution. Its unfortunate that other Common Law countries don’t have it.

Gun controls are just one more tool of control by the ruling elite over the population.

[catroina54]

Childers was executed for the crime of carrying a revolver etc