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Man admits to having 15 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammo
Summary
A 52‑year‑old man from Co Kildare, Declan Brady, pleaded guilty to possessing fifteen lethal firearms and over 3,000 rounds of ammunition at a Dublin business park in 2017. The firearms included nine revolvers, four semi‑automatic pistols, a sub‑machine gun and an assault rifle. Brady admitted to holding a .357 Magnum Zastava M83/02, two .38 Smith & Wesson Model 37s, a Rossi revolver, an Ingram M11 sub‑machine gun, a 9mm Smith & Wesson semi‑automatic pistol, a Ruger revolver, a Taurus revolver, a Remington Taurus, a Beretta Model 70, a VZ 58 assault rifle, an Amadeo Rossi revolver, a Glock Model 26, a Colt semi‑automatic pistol and a Kaleshnikov pattern magazine.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man admits to having 15 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammo. Charges or matters: possessing nine revolvers, four semi-automatic pistols, a sub-machine gun, an assault rifle and more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition in suspicious circumstances; possessing a .357 Magnum calibre 'Zastava M83/02' six shot revolver; Two .38 inch Smith & Wesson 'Model 37' five shot revolvers; One 'Rossi' five shot revolver; One .38 inch special calibre five shot revolver; One Ingram M11 9mm sub-machine gun; One 9mm Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistol; One 'Ruger' five shot revolver; One 'Taurus' six shot revolver; One .44 inch Remington calibre 'Taurus' six shot revolver; A 'Beretta Model 70' semi-automatic pistol; A VZ 58 assault rifle with magazine; A special calibre 'Amadeo Rossi' revolver with four magazines; A 9mm Parabellum calibre 'Glock Model 26' semi-automatic pistol; A Colt semi-a
When:
- January 24, 2017 Incident
- March 25 Adjournment
- 2019-02-11 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possessing nine revolvers, four semi-automatic pistols, a sub-machine gun, an assault rifle and more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition in suspicious circumstances; possessing a .357 Magnum calibre 'Zastava M83/02' six shot revolver; Two .38 inch Smith & Wesson 'Model 37' five shot revolvers; One 'Rossi' five shot revolver; One .38 inch special calibre five shot revolver; One Ingram M11 9mm sub-machine gun; One 9mm Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistol; One 'Ruger' five shot revolver; One 'Taurus' six shot revolver; One .44 inch Remington calibre 'Taurus' six shot revolver; A 'Beretta Model 70' semi-automatic pistol; A VZ 58 assault rifle with magazine; A special calibre 'Amadeo Rossi' revolver with four magazines; A 9mm Parabellum calibre 'Glock Model 26' semi-automatic pistol; A Colt semi-automatic pistol; One Kaleshnikov pattern ammo magazine; One 9mm; possessing 50 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm calibre ammunition by Sellier and Bellot; Eight rounds of .45 ACP calibre ammunition; 11 rounds of 9mm Parrabellum calibre ammunition; Five rounds of .357 callibre ammunition; Five rounds of .38 Special calibre ammunition; One round of 7.65mm Browning calibre ammunition; One round of of .38 calibre ammunition; 60 rounds of 9mm Parabellum calibre ammunition; 70 rounds of .38 Special calibre ammunition; 11 rounds of 7.62mm Tokarev calibre ammunition; Four rounds of .45 ACP calibre ammunition; 25 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm calibre ammunition; 36 rounds of .357 Magnum calibre ammunition; 41 rounds of 7.65mm Browning calibre ammunition; 45 rounds of 9mm Short (.380) (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was remanded in custody to appear before the court on March 25 next for a sentence hearing.; He was remanded in custody to appear before the court on March 25 next for a sentence hearing.
Places mentioned
- Dublin Business park
- Grants Drive
- Greenogue Business Park
- Special Criminal Court
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