Dublin city scare as man pulls out 'gun' in broad daylight on busy street

Gardai arrested a man after footage emerged of him brandishing what appeared to be a handgun in the middle of a busy Dublin street.

READ MORE: Young man fighting for life with bleed on his brain after being attacked at Dublin Luas stop by up to 10 teens In a statement to this paper gardai confirmed that a man in his 30s was arrested on Monday and remained in custody on Tuesday.“He was disarmed, arrested and conveyed to Pearse Street garda station where he is currently detained under Section 30 Offences Against the State Act, 1939,” a garda spokesperson told this paper.

A person found guilty of possessing a replica of this nature could face up to five years imprisonment.

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