Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 539: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the availability and use of airsoft guns here; and if he has plans to introduce legislation in the area. [19870/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Section 1 of the Firearms Act, 1925 (as amended by Section 26 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006) provides that airsoft devices with a muzzle energy less than or equal to 1 joule do not fall within the definition of a firearm and consequently do not come within the firearms licensing regime. I have no proposals at present for a change in that respect of our firearms legislation.