David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It could be argued that people have an emotional attachment to their weapons. They like handling them and shooting them. The concern seems to be with security, transport and keeping them in private homes. I spent quite a number of years with the Army Reserve, which was known as the FCA, so I have a familiarity with many of these weapons and heavier weapons also. Could an argument be made that some of these weapons would be stored in a military-type compound controlled by the Defence Forces and accessed through them rather than held in private homes? Could this be a compromise to be considered for those people who are really and truly attached to their weapons, which I understand, and want to use them because it is what they do rather than anything else?