Re: the gun question. No we don't but that is starting to change. A lot of the eastern european mafia are starting to realise that Ireland is an easy mark.
TheMary wrote: Does Ireland have a gun problem like the US? (serious question)
It's not that the US is more free but we did set up our country based on freedom. A lot American's abuse their freedoms which is where the real problem lies.
See, regarding the "set up our country based on freedom" thing, I suspect most countries are. Ireland spent 800 years under foreign occupation. You can bet your bottom dollar our country believes in freedom as a founding principle. The only difference is that most countries consider it self-evident, while Americans seem to believe they have something unique.