Second Stage Lapsed 33rd Dáil 41/2021
Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Jim O'Callaghan
- Introduced
- 24 Mar 2021
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends the 1990 Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act to increase maximum jail sentences for illegally carrying a knife with intent to harm, incapacitate, or threaten someone.
- Specific new sentence length not stated in title; bill lapsed during Second Stage parliamentary debate without becoming law.
- Sponsored by Jim O'Callaghan; no longer active as of status date.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil24 Mar 2021
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil24 Mar 2021