Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 498: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the legal position for adults using airguns for sports shooting; if he will bring in legislation securing their position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18231/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Section 26 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 declared air guns with muzzle energy greater than one joule to be firearms. Such firearms are subject to controls and require a firearms certificate for all users. Adults using such firearms are required to hold a firearms certificate and use them in accordance with any conditions attached to their firearms certificate and current firearms legislation. Where a muzzle energy is less than one joule these items do not fall within the definition of firearms in the Act and, accordingly, are not subject to such controls.