http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/ireland/ahern-signs-new-gun-control-act-into-law-419908.html
Ahern signs new gun control act into law
24/07/2009 - 11:29:00
Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has signed new gun control legislation into law.
The act bans handguns in Ireland and also introduces a requirement for referees, background medical checks and standards for the safe keeping of guns in the home for all firearms licence applicants.
It also makes it an offence to brandish a realistic imitation firearm in public.
Mr Ahern says the legislation is designed to halt the emergence of a gun culture in Ireland.
Oh noes a gun culture!
Tbh I thought they were already banned. Guess Northern Ireland remains the sole holdout in the British Isles. Kind of ironic if you think about it.
Great news 
So says the man who comes from a country which will rip down anti Olympics posters.
Now where did you get that B.S from?
Seriously, what pisses me off is how some people (as evidenced here) seem to think that if their country handles a particular issue one way, all other countries should do the same. Look, different countries have different cultures, therefore issues should be handled accordingly. One size
does not fit all. Handgun bans may not work in the US, but that doesn't mean they don't elsewhere. Gun control ≠ Fascist state, for all of those who've made claims along that vein.
