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  • 22-06-2011 11:19am
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    browning 12 bore
    Registered Users Posts: 392 ✭✭


    hello there all as there was few burglaries not too far away from me there the other night i just want to take this time and say to you make sure all your firearms are well secure also your cartrgiges as well kept well away from your firearms cause if even if your guns went they would have hard time getting your bullets. example; come in from shooting all day and leave gun beside safe instead of in it that is defo a no no cause you will say to your self ah sure ill put it in later but as a friend of mine said no one would come near the house where i live i said your not always there and especially this day and age they will take anything and every thing to make a few pound,
    so again i say to you all LOCK UP EVERYTHING CAUSE IF YOUR GUNS are ever gone it will be almost impossible to get your licence again
    thanks all for reading


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    kildare.17hmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,615 ✭✭✭kildare.17hmr


    browning 12 bore wrote: »
    hello there all as there was few burglaries not too far away from me there the other night i just want to take this time and say to you make sure all your weaponsfirearms are well secure also your cartrgiges as well kept well away from your weaponsfirearms cause if even if your guns went they would have hard time getting your bullets. example; come in from shooting all day and leave gun beside safe instead of in it that is defo a no no cause you will say to your self ah sure ill put it in later but as a friend of mine said no one would come near the house where i live i said your not always there and especially this day and age they will take anything and every thing to make a few pound,
    so again i say to you all LOCK UP EVERYTHING CAUSE IF YOUR GUNS are ever gone it will be almost impossible to get your licence again
    thanks all for reading
    heard of a few in my area lately too


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    fergus1001
    Registered Users Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭fergus1001


    my cousins shotgun got stolen from his house (monasterevin area) it was locked in a gunsafe and all

    he got a new licence for a very nice new gun


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    cavan shooter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,070 ✭✭✭cavan shooter


    fergus1001 wrote: »
    my cousins shotgun got stolen from his house (monasterevin area) it was locked in a gunsafe and all

    he got a new licence for a very nice new gun

    The fact it was in a gunsafe might have something to do with that. It can be argued he did everything reasonably practicable to secure his firearm


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    Dupont
    Registered Users Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Dupont


    teacher in college was telling me his brother was out shooting with another man and got out at this spot but had two guns so put it in boot and threw coats over it, got back after a while,car was broken into gun taken. now they revoked his other licence and will not give him any new one.this was in the north


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    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    Moving this to Shooting as it's not a Hunting topic.


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    Dusty87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,920 ✭✭✭Dusty87


    fergus1001 wrote: »
    my cousins shotgun got stolen from his house (monasterevin area) it was locked in a gunsafe and all

    he got a new licence for a very nice new gun

    still though, nice new gun or not, his old one is out there being used for god knows what on god knows who.


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    fergus1001
    Registered Users Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭fergus1001


    Dusty87 wrote: »
    still though, nice new gun or not, his old one is out there being used for god knows what on god knows who.

    The gun was recovered as far as I know I'd hate not to be able to get a gun licence


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    Bananaman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭Bananaman


    fergus1001 wrote: »
    The gun was recovered as far as I know I'd hate not to be able to get a gun licence

    Hundreds of people were refused their licenses last year - having done nothing wrong.

    Count your blessings.

    B'Man


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    fergus1001
    Registered Users Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭fergus1001


    Bananaman wrote: »
    Hundreds of people were refused their licenses last year - having done nothing wrong.

    Count your blessings.

    B'Man

    Lucky I'm a farmers son more like ha


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    landkeeper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,181 ✭✭✭landkeeper


    i know two lads who had their guns stolen
    1/ the gunsafe a 8 gun job was ripped off the wall and emptied it took them along time but they did it .
    the guns were later recovered he got them and his licence's wern't affected
    2/ the gun safe was levered open and a 22 and 12 bore were stolen never recovered , house insurance paid out and license was reissued for new guns


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    tfox
    Registered Users Posts: 1,004 ✭✭✭tfox


    I think if its in your safe, meeting the required guidlines they can have no reason not to allow you another gun...:rolleyes:

    Landkeeper If the first case you mentioned is our mutual friend he was very lucky to get them back as one was a very rare 16bore familt heirloom that no money could replace :eek:


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    Tea drinker
    Registered Users Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Tea drinker


    Legally, can you leave your guns in with a firearms dealer when on holiday?

    Just if someone knew you had guns and had gone on hoidays (for example) and they thought they could spend a few hours getting what they wanted?


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    Cass
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 28,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cass


    Tea drinker wrote: »
    Legally, can you leave your guns in with a firearms dealer when on holiday?

    Yes.

    They are covered under their Registered Firearms Dealers license to hold multiple firearms. Only thing you need do is to make sure they write the gun into theirregister of firearms both for insurance sake and their sake. If they inspected by AGS and they have firearms on the premises that are not signed in they can be in trouble.
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    tfox
    Registered Users Posts: 1,004 ✭✭✭tfox


    Tea drinker wrote: »
    Legally, can you leave your guns in with a firearms dealer when on holiday?

    Just if someone knew you had guns and had gone on hoidays (for example) and they thought they could spend a few hours getting what they wanted?

    I do this everytime I go away. Local RFD is a very good friend so does it no bother. I also tell the guards when I'm going away and that I've left the guns with the RFD.

    I'm lucky in a way that I live half way down a dead end road with very observant neighbours and very little traffic so everyone knows who's who and who's not ;) Also the guy at the start of the road is a Guard which is also reassuring :)


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