He said reasonable people were "entitled to feel alarmed" about a recent large increase in the number of pistols licensed for private use. He made his comments during a High Court case in which a man challenged the Garda's refusal to grant him a gun licence.
He's alarmed because ONE man wanted a license and asked why he was denied?
Too many Guinesses, I guess.
Here's the part we need to be showing to all the Fudds:
This may discommode a few sporting enthusiasts but a ban would mean anyone caught with a handgun could offer no justification and would face the rigours of the law.
Today it's "only" the handguns. Sorry, all you bullseye competitors, but you can still shoot rifles.
And then tomorrow they'll ban the rifles, and the year after they'll ban the shotguns ...
Is any of this sounding faintly historical?