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19/11/2008
Geoghegan Murder Prompts Proposal For Handgun Ban
The Justice Minister has announced plans for a complete ban on the possession of handguns in Ireland, following the drug-gang murder of Shane Geoghegan.
Speaking in response to opposition criticism of the Government's tackling of organised crime in the Dáil last night, Dermot Ahern promised new legislation and a crackdown on hand-guns.
The matter had prompted a private members debate, with Fine Gael calling for new measures to crack down on crime gangs.
Fine Gael's justice spokesperson Charlie Flanagan said that by failing to prosecute organised crime-linked murders, the Government was failing victims, their families and society.
In a statement given to the Daíl, Mr Ahern said: "The small number of policing priorities which I am setting will clearly reflect the paramount importance and absolute priority of - and I quote – 'targeting serious crime, in particular organised, gun and drug related crime'."
Gang members in Limerick killed Mr Geoghegan in cold blood last week in a case of apparent mistaken identity. His killers are yet to be apprehended.
(DW)
Speaking in response to opposition criticism of the Government's tackling of organised crime in the Dáil last night, Dermot Ahern promised new legislation and a crackdown on hand-guns.
The matter had prompted a private members debate, with Fine Gael calling for new measures to crack down on crime gangs.
Fine Gael's justice spokesperson Charlie Flanagan said that by failing to prosecute organised crime-linked murders, the Government was failing victims, their families and society.
In a statement given to the Daíl, Mr Ahern said: "The small number of policing priorities which I am setting will clearly reflect the paramount importance and absolute priority of - and I quote – 'targeting serious crime, in particular organised, gun and drug related crime'."
Gang members in Limerick killed Mr Geoghegan in cold blood last week in a case of apparent mistaken identity. His killers are yet to be apprehended.
(DW)
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