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  • 31-10-2009 9:56am
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    pm.
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    Hi Lads,

    I have 4 guns and when I went to my local station to renew them the guard told me I need a basic alarm before he can sign off on me meeting the requirements. My question is how basic can the alarm be? ie a sensor in the room that the guns are stored and an inside alarm, will that do ?


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    Jonty
    Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭Jonty


    http://www.garda.ie/Documents/User/SI%20307%202009%20FIREARMS%20(SECURE%20ACCOMMODATION)%20REGULATIONS%202009.pdf


    see link.

    I believe if you have 4 unrestricted firearms you don't need an alarm, but I think the super can "insist" on one.

    One of the more legal savvy lads will be along in a while.


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    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    argos .150 euro for a cheap alarm
    more of this makee upp law.

    i thought the cops were there to enforce the laws they have, not to make it up as they go along.


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    foxshooter243
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,461 ✭✭✭foxshooter243


    pm. wrote: »
    Hi Lads,

    I have 4 guns and when I went to my local station to renew them the guard told me I need a basic alarm before he can sign off on me meeting the requirements. My question is how basic can the alarm be? ie a sensor in the room that the guns are stored and an inside alarm, will that do ?

    4 unrestricted firearms and they will look for the room the safe is in to be alarmed-I fitted a motion detector alarm in the room mines is in and it was signed off on no problem;)


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    pm.
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    Thanks lads for the info, argos here i come


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    johngalway
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    jwshooter wrote: »
    argos .150 euro for a cheap alarm
    more of this makee upp law.

    i thought the cops were there to enforce the laws they have, not to make it up as they go along.

    Thought sowed a feather and he thought a hen would grow ;)


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    4gun
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    Just have a motion sensor fitted to the room where your safe is and that has to be connected to a external bell box whth a keypad for entry

    did not have to get it certified in by a security firm had it fitted by the electrician who wired my house
    wires were already in place cost me 400 for bell box, controll panel and key pad


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    ayapatrick
    Registered Users Posts: 528 ✭✭✭ayapatrick


    jwshooter wrote: »
    argos .150 euro for a cheap alarm
    more of this makee upp law.

    i thought the cops were there to enforce the laws they have, not to make it up as they go along.
    Doesnt it have to comply with certain standards though, and be installed by a certfied installer?


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    pm.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭pm.


    ayapatrick wrote: »
    Doesnt it have to comply with certain standards though, and be installed by a certfied installer?

    No. I was talking to the local guard and as long as the locks on the doors comply with BS3621 and we have an alarm ( as said a motion detector in the room that guns are stored ) thats it. If you have 6 or more guns you will need a monitored alarm that has to be fitted by a selected list of registered alarm installers. Thanks for the info lads i bought the Yale alarm in argos for €145.


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    ayapatrick
    Registered Users Posts: 528 ✭✭✭ayapatrick


    pm. wrote: »
    No. I was talking to the local guard and as long as the locks on the doors comply with BS3621 and we have an alarm ( as said a motion detector in the room that guns are stored ) thats it. If you have 6 or more guns you will need a monitored alarm that has to be fitted by a selected list of registered alarm installers. Thanks for the info lads i bought the Yale alarm in argos for €145.

    ah right;) gud stuff


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