Firearms legislation and publications

There is an extensive range of firearms legislation as follows:

Firearms Act 1925 (No. 17 of 1925)

Firearms Acts 1925 to 2009

Firearms Act 1964 (No. 1 of 1964)

Firearms (Proofing) Act 1968 (No. 20 of 1968)

Firearms Act 1971 (No. 13 of 1971)

Wildlife Act 1976 (No.39 of 1976)

Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 (No. 24 of 1983)

Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 (No. 12 of 1990)

Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non–Residents) Act 2000 (No. 20 of 2000)

Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No.26 of 2006)

Criminal Justice Act 2007 (No. 29 of 2007)

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (No. 28 of 2009)

• 1925 Firearms Regulations 1925
• SI 64 of 1969 Firearms (Proofing) Act, 1968 (Commencement) Order, 1969
• SI 65 of 1969 Firearms (Shotguns) (Proofing Methods, Marks And Fees) Regulations, 1969
• SI 187 of 1972 Firearms (Temporary Custody) Order, 1972
• SI 251 of 1972 Firearms (Dangerous Weapons) Order, 1972
• SI 239 Of 1976 Firearms Regulations 1976
• SI 239 of 1977 Wildlife Act, 1976 (Firearms And Ammunition) Regulations, 1977
• SI 313 of 1990 Firearms And Offensive Weapons Act, 1990 (Part II) Commencement) Order,1990
• SI 66 of 1991 Firearms And Offensive Weapons Act, 1990 (Offensive Weapons) Order, 1991
• SI 362 of 1993 European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations 1993 (This Statutory Instrument has been revoked and replaced with S.I. 209 of 2022)
• SI 189 of 1999 Firearms (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1998, Continuance Order, 1999
• SI 451 of 2006 Firearms Act 1925 (Surrender of Firearms and Offensive Weapons) Order 2006
• SI 21 of 2008 Firearms (Restricted Firearms and Ammunition) Order 2008
• SI 293 of 2009 Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009
• SI 295 of 2009 Firearms Acts 1925 to 2009 (Firearm Certificate) Regulations 2009
• SI 307 of 2009 Firearms (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 2009
• SI 308 of 2009 Firearms (Authorisation of Rifle or Pistol Clubs) Regulations 2009
• SI 309 of 2009 Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2009
• SI 310 of 2009 Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2009
• SI 311 of 2009 Firearms Act 1925 (Prescribed Firearms Certificates) Regulations 2009
• SI 312 of 2009 Firearms (Fees) Regulations 2009
• SI 337 of 2009 Firearms (Restricted Firearms and Ammunition) (Amendment) Order 2009
• SI 338 of 2009 Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) Order 2009
• SI 493 of 2010 European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (This Statutory Instrument has been revoked and replaced with S.I. 209 of 2022)
• SI 622 of 2011 Firearms (Authorisation of Rifle or Pistol Shooting Ranges) Regulations 2011 (PDF - 10,451)
• SI 391 of 2015 SI 391 of 2015 Firearms (Restricted Firearms and Ammunition) (Amendment) Order 2015
• SI 646 of 2017 Firearms (Storage of Firearms and Ammunition by Firearms Dealers) Regulations 2017
• SI 420 of 2019 SI No. 420 of 2019 European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (This Statutory Instrument has been revoked and replaced with S.I. 209 of 2022)
• SI 283 of 2021 European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (This Statutory Instrument has been revoked and replaced with S.I. 209 of 2022)
• SI 180 of 2022 European Communities (Alarm and Signal Weapons) (Technical Specifications) Regulations 2022
• SI 209 of 2022 S.I. No. 209/2022 - European Union (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations 2022

Council Directive 91/477/EEC on the Control of the Acquisition and Possession of Weapons

Directive 2008/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons

Directive (EU) 2017/853 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons

Consolidated Text of EU Firearms Directive 91/477/EEC

Directive (EU) 2021/555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (codification)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2403 of 15 December 2015 establishing common guidelines on deactivation standards and techniques for ensuring that deactivated firearms are rendered irreversibly inoperable. Further information on deactivation.

Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/68 of 16 January 2019 establishing technical specifications for the marking of firearms and their essential components.

See below publications related to firearms:

Garda Annual Review of the operation of the Firearms Acts 2009/2010

Garda Annual Review of the operation of the Firearms Acts 2011

Garda Annual Review of the operation of the Firearms Acts 2012

Garda Annual Review of the operation of the Firearms Acts 2013

Garda Annual Review of the operation of the Firearms Acts 2014

Garda Annual Review of the operation of the Firearms Acts 2015

Garda Annual Review of the operation of the Firearms Acts 2016

Garda Annual Review of the operation of the Firearms Acts 2017

Garda Annual Review of the operation of the Firearms Acts 2018

Garda Annual Review of the operation of the Firearms Acts 2019

Firearms Licensing - The Wider Dimensions