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Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Jim O'Callaghan · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 24 Mar 2021
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Increases maximum prison sentence for possessing a knife in public under Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 Section 9, from current level (not specified in memo).
- Applies to knives carried to cause injury, incapacitate, or intimidate persons, including flick knives and adapted articles, when convicted on indictment.
- Aims to deter knife carrying following rise in seizures and stabbings of young persons in Ireland over preceding two years.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil24 Mar 2021
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil24 Mar 2021
Debates
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