Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Firearms Licences: Working Group on the Review of Firearms Licensing

10:50 am

Mr. Fergus Healy:

The one variable in the equation is that they are adaptable. On a particular day they can comply with the requirement, but the following day the magazine could be changed to one outside the limit. This is particularly relevant with regard to handguns. Magazines with a capacity of five or fewer exist, but manufacturers also produce them with a capacity of ten or 15. The concern is they are readily adaptable.