According to the most recent figures available there are 202,000 licensed guns in the State, meaning four guns per 100 people or one gun for every household. In the US there are 120 legal guns for every 100 people.
The rate of gun ownership in Ireland is less than a third of the EU average.
In order to get a gun licence in Ireland one must provide details of medical and employment history, the phone number of two referees and evidence of competence in handling a gun. Self defence is never accepted as a valid reason to have a gun in Ireland.
Two hundred and thirty nine firearms have been reported stolen since 2019.
There were 76 suicide deaths by firearms between 2015 and 2019, all but one involving men.
In 2019 there were seven suicide deaths using guns.
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