Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 405: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is regulation in regard to the sale of plastic pellet guns; if no regulation exists, if he will introduce controls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20667/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The regime which applies to any such device depends on the muzzle energy. Section 1 of the Firearms Act, 1925 (as amended by Section 26 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006) provides that 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 but will keep the matter under review.