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Thu 04 Apr 2003GP not told gun given back to CarthyTHE BARR TRIBUNAL: John Carthy's psychiatrist has told the Barr tribunal he should have told Mr Carthy's GP that he had recommended the return of his patient's gun.The gun had been confiscated by gardaí at Granard in August, 1998. Consultant psychiatrist Dr David Shanley wrote to the superintendent at Granard Garda station on October 13th, telling him Mr Carthy was fit to use a firearm. He said Mr Carthy's GP would let the Garda station know if there was a change in the situation.