Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

Senator Norris has made many of the points I intended to make. Youngsters who wish to participate in the sport of shooting must be allowed the opportunity to develop the necessary skills at an early age. I am in favour of it for that reason. It is open to the Commissioner to decide whether to give permission. I am sure the motivation behind the amendments is concern that people who lack maturity might become proficient in the use of guns. It might lead to the expertise they learn being used in the wrong way. There are ways of doing psychological tests through questionnaires and I wonder if some assessment could be made of the 14 year olds. I was trying to work out at what age a youth can join the FCA.