Australia Has Stupid Laws for Toy Guns

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[@Collin-p9m]

Australia seems to have forgotten that about 75 years ago, a teenager made a submachine gun in his garage that was adopted by the ANZACs

[@Knoxzy_RL]

So what? How does that have anything to do with kids having fun and getting outside with toy guns

[@desire_002]

@@Knoxzy_RL what he means is that criminals who want to misuse firearms for violence will break past the laws and make their own firearms in the end so with them pushing laws to such an extent its just pointless and gets in the way of good hearted people who just want fun

[@borisj4054]

Just a demonstration of the general competency of Australian legislators in all fields. A lucky loosing country on its way down.

[@Nedddo]

@@desire_002so where are all our mass shootings? Gun control seems to be pretty fuckin effective, even if its absurd on airsoft.

[@Collin-p9m]

@@desire_002 Exactly, and with the advent of 3d printers and the FGC-9, anyone in the world who wants a gun can easily make one out of plastic and things you can find at any hardware store.

[@StarReveurMA]

Me: using my finger as a gun Australia: yeah you have to register that or jail.

[@Finnjaymakes]

My School in a Nutshell

[@Gonzificus]

Don't forget to paint your finger orange, to keep the imbeciles happy.

[@OldNavajoTricks]

Nope, as soon as it registers that you in fact have a 10strong arsenal about your person it would be loud O'clock.😂

[@stefanavic6630]

That actually "happened", sort of. A FIFO worker was boarding a plane to go up to the mines and was heard mentioning he had a "hand gun" in his pocket, then took his hand out of his pocket in the traditional finger gun fashion. Was banned from the airline, banned from flying and lost his job. Probably on Federal watch list as well. Not a smart thing to do, but damn times have changed. I brought back a "realistic" double barrel shotgun toy from America (real wood and metal that used strip caps) and just carried it through the airport without being stopped. Ahhh, 1990 was a great year.

[@Picolinni]

Didn’t something like this happen to a school child in Victoria a few years back?

[@sticustom]

My son imported a Storm Trooper suit from England plus the E11 blaster. The blaster was labelled “movie prop” and customs seized it. Had it been declared a “toy” it would have gotten through. Now , and get this, the “blaster” was a solid block of resin. No moving parts at all, solid but was considered a “firearm” I could have put it on a collectors license but it would have to be locked away in a gun safe and couldn’t be displayed and if I walked outside with it a someone see me I would have been arrested for carrying a firearm in public and probably jailed. I was told by customs that if I put two water pipes together side by side and strapped them to a block of word I could be arrested for carrying a firearm in public IF it was thought that a reasonable person thought it was a REAL gun. Our laws are ambiguous and stupid. FFS Japan has some of the strictest gun laws in the world and airsoft is huge there. Our politicians are brain dead.

[@BlowBackIndustries]

Wow.. a block of wood and some Pvc pipes?! We are doomed 😆

[@sticustom]

@@BlowBackIndustries yes we are. The news reported last night that 12,000 illegal firearms were handed in in the last year during the amnesty. What they keep fudging is that if some one hands in a magazine for a gun that’s classified as a firearm. A stock with no barrel or action, that’s a firearm, a gel soft or air soft is also a firearm. In reality those “firearms” for the most part are parts or so dilapidated that shooting it would see the gun explode in your face. Anything to make themselves look good. It hasn’t stopped one gun getting into the hands of a criminal. Don’t get me started on the laws that actually help them escape prosecution.

[@aaftiyoDkcdicurak]

Be careful not to chew your sandwich into the shape of a gun. Wouldn't want to pick up charges.

[@northislandguy]

And the amount of illegal weapons that always seems to slip through the cracks

[@sticustom]

@@northislandguy they are that easy to get that criminals will throw them away at the scene of the crime. The reason is that the law has to prove the gun was in the hands of the criminal during the unlawful act. The criminal doesn’t have to prove he didn’t have it in the first place. That and the fact they are easily obtainable from the black market.

[@ima_bread]

Here in australia, if it looks like a gun, it is a gun

[@homealone4321]

Pretty much

[@BlowBackIndustries]

if it's a spoon, its a gun.

[@exakelgaming]

@@BlowBackIndustries But there is no spoon.

[@ryuhanja3415]

My penis is considered a deadly weapon and a firearm since it uses pressure to fire, so I had to get it registered, can’t have shit

[@leakahoshi5049]

In Indonesia you need to register Airsoft as if it was real firearms, but not gel blaster with realistic look or nerf gun. We are lucky because some of the national airsoft association members is a top brass police officer which also the one who created the law for regulating airsoft.

[@wimpb]

There was a case a few years ago where an ADF soldier was arrested and charged for exercising around his neighborhood carrying a metal pipe to substitute the weight of his rifle. If people get the vapors over that I don't see airsoft ever becoming legal.

[@jamiecole2096]

Welcome to Australia where the animals are trying to kill you but we’re more scared of toy guns.

[@andyroo3022]

Issue is, some idiot walks into a service station with one of these and does a hold up, it looks like a gun. There are no laws that differentiate that idiot from the person just shooting targets on his property with his kids. You get caught with one of these (TOYS) in NSW Australia, the criminal charges are the same as if you had a real gun, that's even more ridiculous.

[@MrBrenos]

What animals are trying to kill us in Sydney champ?

[@TheHungrySlug]

@@MrBrenos the 2 legged kind. The ones with the big knives and deadly gel-blasters and convertible air-soft rifles ;)

[@mattyvishez]

Fukn aye! We suck

[@andyroo3022]

​@@MrBrenosnone that I am aware of. Watch the box Jellyfish though. They come gift wrapped.

[@YuckFoutube-e1z]

How can they say that AIRSOFT is a FIREARM in one breath then the next say THEY CAN BE CONVERTED INTO FIREARMS. THE ABSOLUTE IDIOCRACY!

[@BlowBackIndustries]

Good point! 😂

[@junopettingill8169]

thats actually so true

[@1003willy]

because they have POWER !!!

[@coffeeaddictgaming2883]

Interesting - I just did a search on youtube and lots of conversion videos.

[@chimpboy12345]

@@coffeeaddictgaming2883 It was gel blasters they said could be converted, and they can't. The upper, the lower, the magazine, the firing mechanism, the barrel, NONE of the parts are compatible with a real gun. Here's how to convert a gel glock into a real glock; get a gel blaster glock and a real glock, take them both apart, now put the real glock back together using none of the gel blaster parts. Congratulations, you just converted your arse into an elbow. Tell the police minister all about it.

[@anonuser8359]

Cant even have a Slingshot down here in South Australia.... Did you know bullet proof vests are classed as a weapon and is illegal.

[@bradboss1]

And in SA they are changing bow and crossbow laws :)))

[@omygodtwo]

call it a bait chucker and go for it.

[@dougtilley5977]

Bugger... oh well I'll go hunting Rabbits and snakes with screw driver@@bradboss1

[@paulr3556]

Ridiculous law, what you beat someone with it as a weapon? So, police vests and shields are weapons too.

[@Invictus357]

1997 Los Angeles, two heavily armed and armoured (body armour) bank robbers had a shoot out with police, after an hour of shooting twelve police officers, and eight civilians were injured, because the robbers were wearing body armour. Both were killed eventually, and you wonder why body armour is illegal!

[@grimreaperscreed5938]

At least you guys in Queensland can have gel blasters..in NSW we have to hide from neighbours and everyone else..

[@python27au]

They’re stricter than they were. You can only use them out of sight of other people, your not allowed to display them in public because people might get scared.

[@BlowBackIndustries]

Yeah, the laws on using them in your backyard are a bit hazy, you basically need to make sure nobody can see them and you will be fine 😉

[@MrPolicekarim]

The ironic thing is, that the Australian army commisioned KWA to male an airsoft version, of the F90 rifle! I have also heard that some police units use airsoft for training.@@BlowBackIndustries

[@thebulletdeath4652]

@@BlowBackIndustries you can get them in Victoria but you can’t legally know them in anyway it’s impossible

[@thebulletdeath4652]

But nobody I know owns them legally any so.

[@TheRealLemongrab]

Imagine getting arrested for open carrying a nerf gun

[@dragondude9637]

Inmate A : I'm in for murder! Inmate B : I'm in for terrorism! Inmate C : I'm in for rape! Inmate D : I'm in for Grand Theft Auto! Inmate E : I'm in for possession of a Nerf gun. Inmate G : I'm in for...wait! What?! Inmate E : I'm in for owing a toy gun. Inmate A : How long are you in for? Inmate E : Life.

[@cooked.gaming]

@@dragondude9637inmate F is speechless

[@bradboss1]

Don't need to imagine hahaha. Aus cops will arrest you for painting your hand black and pretending it's a gun. Oh and they'll make your life hell if you do it to mock them. Also if they want to arrest you but can't legally even with no warrant or search warrant, they will. They get counter terrorism to arrest you. (this happened to friendlyjordies and his producer?? Not over guns but for questioning a politician and they are journalists...) Cant even save money to move away. Fu*k the Aus gov Ps: I'm probably gonna get raided for saying f*ck the aus gov, anything to make sure they hit their revenue targets

[@28russ]

All the 5 year olds are fucked then. 😕😂

[@AmyStrikesBack]

My ass would be in the jail for carrying 6 nerf blasters on my car

[@JoshuaMeyburghOutdoors]

My friend Josh saved up all his money and bought a $500 gel blaster and that same week the stupid ban came in! Oh yeah and guess what... he didn't even get his damn money back! I feel so bad for him

[@Grizzalis]

australia was always dumb in this category cant even do airsoft smh

[@paintball-gl5rn]

this is why i fucking hate australia and i live in it witch is why i want to live in a different country

[@python27au]

Not always. There was a time when we were treated like adults and could be trusted with sharp objects.

[@thisagame5847]

@@python27au Adults that gave up their independence to their government.

[@Sixleeta]

@@thisagame5847there’s plenty of us that didn’t vote for this shit mate

[@python27au]

@@thisagame5847 yeah right. So when the government say this thing is now illegal, and you don’t get a say, what do you do to stop them?

[@hekk_u]

i had my life practically ruined when i was 15 in 2019 for having 2 gel blasters in nsw i had 4 firearms charges and terrorism allegations after a 2 year court battle i managed to walk away with a 2 year good behavior bond with no charge no conviction. but im still being harassed to this day just a few weeks ago i was pulled over for an rbt and my car was searched on the side of the road because my police record said I've been caught with "prohibited firearms". the stress of the whole situation has done irreparable damage to my health as i now have an incurable liver disease that has cost me my dream job as a soldier in the adf something I've tried so hard to accomplish since i was 10 years old the police should not only remove the restrictions but be held accountable for the lives they ruined

[@BlowBackIndustries]

man..I'm so sorry to hear this...I keep reading comments similar to yours of people who have had their lives destroyed by these stupid, idiotic laws. Do you still live in NSW? It's easy for politicians to sit in their fancy offices and sign a piece of paper that will make them look good in the next election, but they have no idea how these laws are going to ruin people's lives. I'm thinking of putting a video together to show these politicians some real-world stories on how they are affecting people, would you be interested in being in it? Could do a zoom call if you don't live in QLD. Send me an email :) [e-mail]

[@Drmikaeru]

If only Australians had a constitutional protection for your rights to bear arms.

[@andykauter4205]

I can sympathise with you on this one man. I did actual jail time for having a gel blaster and its an absolute joke. Im in NSW and i was also charged with “possess prohibited pistol” for a CAP GUN because the little orange tip had come loose and was inside the barrel. But wait, it gets better, because of this “firearms” charge they then issued me with a FIREARMS PROHIBITION!!! So now I essentially have no rights for the rest of my life as this allows the NSW extortion force (aka cops) to enter any premises or vehicles or anywhere i am and conduct full searches without a warrant or any actual reason to do so other than i have an “FPO”. I have literally been stripped down to my jocks on the side of the highway in the middle of the day simply because i had a toy gun. This country’s laws are a joke and NSW is the biggest nanny state in the country. If i could leave to live overseas i would.

[@thomashelm7450]

Yeah we are fucked, there is only a tiny local arms industry and the military has said that we would run out of guns and ammo in under 1 week in a war. The Australian government has knee jerk reactions like this to everything, growing up in NZ I could walk around in public with a rifle when I was 10 years old and no one would bat an eyelid. I could take a rifile with me to school to take to rifle club after. This is a complete nanny state that has no trust in it citizens and enforces draconian laws that have no reason to exist. There will always be criminals and there will always be black markets no matter how much you regulate things, ultimately the only people effected by any of these laws are law abiding citizens who have done nothing wrong.

[@omygodtwo]

same here in Australia but then we got idiots for pollies

[@mountainjews]

What the fuck are you talking about run out of ammo in one week 💀

[@thegael1996]

It's kinda Ironic that it was an Australian that ended up ruining things for New Zealand gun owners.

[@HebrewHammerArmsCo]

Australia... The Ultimate nanny state....

[@Treeesmith]

Too much flouride and cities full of stupid people

[@maxgadd]

leave then, or dont come visit

[@HebrewHammerArmsCo]

@@maxgadd If it was easy to legally move countries and get citizenship in a new country, I would have sold up and left 20 years ago... I've worked in third world countries that are more free, less taxed, cheaper to live than here...

[@cavscout7113]

@@maxgadd He is correct....Australia IS a nanny state.

[@Spacemonkeymk1]

It's things like this that have made me give up on leaving shithole UK for the Aussie dream I've had all my life. The Oz I've always loved doesn't appear to exist anymore. Bit like the UK too....

[@Yoguy44354]

As an Australian, I agree. I'm from NSW, and the laws are atrocious. I might even move to Queensland just so I can use gel blasters, hope you can get airsoft back :)!

[@exakelgaming]

even the gel balls are illegal. i guess orbizs are illegal too.

[@DeepseaSteve]

Don’t there’s too many southerners up here now😂

[@BlowBackIndustries]

Haha don't rush to Qld too quickly...there are talks of the police banning them here too... Fingers crossed it never happens!!

[@thephantom7059]

@@BlowBackIndustries god knows they want to but with every weapon including but not limited to harsh language, but there should be enough established case law before the courts for allowing them to stay. thanks to the OG boys for all their hard work in the courts many many years ago to establish an exemption of sorts so unless there has been a mass shooting with fatalities and involving a GBB as the main weapon that Queensland does not know about or the Bias news outlets haven't covered to allow an emergency act then it will be a uphill battle to prove other wise. unlike the other states, the bans happened before any state case law could be established as they copied QLD's lead and made hay while the states decided what to do, comes down to jurisdiction the others states don't use QLD case law, only that states case law can be used over turn the ruling. whilst I can see the realistic ones being sudo banned for imitating a real firearm because the general public have no idea about guns same goes for the police and government, who are supposed to educate and inform the public but I have never once seen a ad for a public education program on firearms even what is or what's not or basic operation as they too have NFI just fear mongering (guns are bad umkay), knowledge = power keep the sheep scared they keep the power. the only way for the total GBB ban to happen is if Q[REDACTED], A[REDACTED] and B[REDACTED] have a red tape orgy around the water cooler complete with reach around. then decide to turn on the citizens with that same wood then the case law would be mostly useless, the high time to pass the collection plate and take the fight back to them in federal court, if won all states get them back else all is lost but would they risk it? While I have some Hope for QPS to let sleeping dogs lie, but I fear I may be expecting too much this time especially from the state government that are Currently Ungoverned Neuron-less Tyrannical Sociopaths. WA was right about the converting part but you need both the [REDACTED] which are controlled by the weapons act and a modified [REDACTED] and the knowledge to fit them together. but they won't admit that the gun control part doesn't work so they decided to ban the GBB instead, obviously playing with a full deck there. just ask Toronto how gun control works over there: "Toronto police has sparked shock and outrage after advising residents to leave their car keys at the front door for thieves. The number of home invasions for car thefts has reached such a high in Canada's largest city that cops feel this is the safest course of action" because the crims have real guns.

[@python27au]

The biggest argument that i hear all the time is that they look like real guns and can be used to commit crimes. Sure some of the really expensive ones look frightfully realistic but most look like toys. But in all honesty a gel blaster cannot cause significant injury, so even if someone uses one to hold up a shop, they might get the cash but the shop keeper will be alive to call the police. Unlike if they used a real gun or knife, club, crossbow… If someone uses them to commit a crime then charge them for the crime, why punish millions of kids for something they will never do?

[@BlowBackIndustries]

Love this commend dude, will be saving it 😉

[@captaindurag8943]

Except that Gel Blasters were used in numerous crimes, because (and I know this might be hard to understand), when a criminal is pointing what looks like a gun at you, most people aren't going to lean in or com closer to check if it's a toy or not. The Video forgets to say as well that these stupid things are illegal in most parts of Australia and restricted in Queensland (Queensland even had some dipsticks playing around them outside of schools and doing drive-bys with them... which yeah, people playing with replica firearms around children is a totally the best look for 'responsible adults'). A kid in my state even tried to pull one an armed ATM guard when they were putting cash in the machine, fortunately the guard didn't shoot him and the kid ran off and was later arrested. That this is Darwin Award nominee I think goes without question, but is a kid making dumb mistake worth that kid's life? Even if we ignore the kid, what the guard and what he would have gone through, shooting a kid who pulled a toy replica on you? Imagine being that guard or cop who has to explain that, or go to family and explain why their kid is dead... also some stupid man child can play Rambo in the woods? If it was about the 'Sport', you would do what Paintball did. Move away from the milsim aspect, legitimize the make the competition element more high vis. Australia has needs based Firearm Policy (guns aren't banned, they quite easy to get in fact if you have the need), you wanting to play Rambo fantasy camp is just that... a want.

[@cavscout7113]

@@captaindurag8943 Mate, they are harmless toys.......just stop it.

[@captaindurag8943]

@@cavscout7113 And the people using them were all 'responsibile adults'.... right.... that's why South Australia was on average having 2-3 Police call outs per week for their miss-use when SA temporarily allowed them. The toy isn't the problem, it's the idiots behind them and bigger idiots wanting to put that idiot behind it.

[@cavscout7113]

@@captaindurag8943 Aussies have been trained to freak out when it comes to fire arms by Lefty idiots who want to control everything. There, I just explained the last 30 years to you.

[@BreadPittAAAAHHHH]

👱🏻‍♂️: “Hey, why am I being arrested. I didn’t do anything illegal” 👮🏻‍♂️: “Sir, you have an unregistered nerf gun”

[@Latvian_countryball]

Damn the australian gun laws have gone to far

[@LayerLabAustralia]

They sure have! Hopefully with team blowback industries we can make a difference! Keep an eye out for more info 😉

[@albertoftasmania]

They have since 1996.

[@BaileygaskellGaskell]

I am i the uk i through that it was bad here

[@Gangster88232]

Actually, they are not strict enough. Less guns, even airsoft, the better.

[@gabecollins5585]

@@Gangster88232 Wow you are such a cool gangster 🤡

[@HEYzay623]

Banning is one thing.. but being made to register a NERF DART gun is hilarious.

[@jasonschubert6828]

"Australia Has Stupid Laws" There you go, I fixed your title for you.

[@AirsoftReviewArgentina]

Australia: the country where almost ANYTHING can kill you but toy guns are prohibited...

[@junopettingill8169]

😂😂

[@thepickle5214]

I'm an Australian who loves guns, it genuinely baffles me how much pride people take in our authoritarian gun laws to the point it's as if the only reason they support it is because it's different to or makes them feel morally superior than America. We used to have a thriving gun culture then one inbred Tassie shot up Port Author and the government happily took that as an opportunity to rob us of our only means of defence against them. A government that doesn't fear it's people isn't going to serve them and would you guess they haven't been serving us

[@howardb.728]

Yep, once a criminal colony always a criminal colony - here in NSW Aust. I can't own a simple slingshot without risking being charged for having a dangerous banned weapon in my possession. We are oppressed, disarmed and subjugated by absolute bastards - a direct throwback to the colonial prison guards and their masters => police and ruling polititions.

[@grantfrith9589]

Call them "bait casters" and suddenly it's all OK

[@systeminoperative8790]

slingshot in NSW is a poss 3 months jail

[@ryuhanja3415]

I really wish our country would legalise them fully the tourism for people wanting to come to Australia for massive airsoft milsim events would be insane

[@wsmith3849]

When science and reality is ignored you get this type of mentality.

[@nicholascauton9648]

It's absolutely disgusting. Blaming an inanimate object instead of the individual person just screams refusing to take accountability.

[@barend4803]

Most horribly ridiculous government in the world.

[@TheRealSkippyTheMagnificent]

Have you even looked at america? Lol

[@ryack6355]

​@@TheRealSkippyTheMagnificentAmerica is ridiculous and Australia is opressive. I'd rather have actual rights like they do in America though...

[@TheRealSkippyTheMagnificent]

@@ryack6355 I get where your coming from, but I personally think America's gun laws are more rediculous that Australia

[@JackRipper8881]

You're crying about the government because of a toy gun? What a dickhead.

[@JackRipper8881]

@@ryack6355 Move there then, and see how you go. You'l be pissing your pants in no time.

[@hammygaming8075]

“Next we are going to outlaw sneezing because it exits the nose similarly to a firearm being fired”

[@Tomatoes562]

I’m in Tasmania with over 100 nerf blasters and I’m a kid 💀

[@BlowBackIndustries]

Power to the nerf!

[@ademile_0973]

Your goverment: REGISTER REGISTER REGISTER

[@JinxBlitz]

Damn you have an army in your back yard or what?

[@Tomatoes562]

@@JinxBlitz maybe

[@visorece]

god if I think politicians are dumb enough in the us then Aussie Politicians are strict and uneducated about guns. I really hope gelsoft won't get banned and this channel keeps going!

[@BlowBackIndustries]

Thanks dude, fingers crossed the laws doesn't regress further! Otherwise I'll have to change the channel into everything spud gun 😆 but I don't see that happening because the gel blaster shops will kick off and cause the police a very large headache 😆

[@exakelgaming]

@@BlowBackIndustries We in NSW support you!

[@BlowBackIndustries]

thank you!@@exakelgaming

[@jamjedi1972]

It’s true many politicians are totally ignorant when it comes to firearms. But don’t think for one minute the higher ups are too, they know exactly what they are doing. And that is to disarm you, and to go even further. Get the ideal of self defense out of your head and demonize it. The government will protect you. They have done this is all western countries some just a little further along than others. Their biggest hurdle is the US and their pesky 2nd amendment. And for those who don’t believe this, you don’t have to. Just sit back and watch it happen.

[@Notahuman25]

Sadly gelball alr banned everywhere other then qld :(

[@markward3190]

As a Paintball "lnstructor" l can attest to the ridiculousness of Australia's Firearms laws.

[@johnellison3030]

And you can beet your bottom dollar, that EVERY politician in Australia has at least one or two guns in their home.

[@zoricazorica5752]

No they have 24/7 armed Police standing watch to protect them Like Dictator Dan has in Victoria

[@Stevo.100]

Well... it's legal so, sure? You can too.

[@SuperAdventureR1301]

@@Stevo.100 Yep, i recently went through the process of getting my firearms license, and it was surprising just how easy it was. $40 range membership and a Saturday morning taking a safety course and i was good to go. Just had to wait for the license to be approved. Makes it just that much more ridiculous that these toy gun laws exist, when people can just go get real guns instead.

[@johno9507]

In the early 1980s you couldn't even buy the toy robot Megatron from the Transformers because he looked like a (bad) Walther P-38 pistol.

[@jonathanmichaelsmith9012]

I thought the 80s was a lot freer in that regard.

[@rodneymiddleton1044]

@johno9507 seriously? I don't recall that but then again back in the 80's I was more into sports and girls lol

[@DeVirumEtMachina]

I had that megatron as a child in the 80's we lived in Belmore, NSW.

[@johno9507]

@DeVirumEtMachina I had him too and Iived In Northern Sydney, but my dad bought it in the USA. I was the only kid at school that had Megatron. The toy and replica gun laws have always been strict in NSW.

[@GavinC.S]

Indonesia nearly the same as this, but luckily there is some government trying to make airsoft legal, and by that they add strict regulation such as you need permit and etc to buy one. Also dont forget the price which nearly cost 300-400% higher than the original price in other country (example: GBB is 100$, here it cost 300-500$ depending which brand etc)

[@BlowBackIndustries]

glad you have people in the government trying to keep it legal! sucks to hear about the price you have to pay...it is the same here though, you gonna fork out about $400 for a decent GBB...

[@RandomHuman1103]

America with sky high gun violence:"No no,its fine" Australia after only one incident:"Anything that look even a little bit like a gun should be illegal"

[@andrewlodge8065]

That's what happens when the country is a testing ground for the rules and regulations of the new world order regime

[@trashmammal454]

gee if only there was a midway point that kept real guns under control but allowed toys to be sold... If only that was possible we can only dream

[@GoodwillWright]

@@trashmammal454 Basically Japan.

[@harleysteele7025]

@@GoodwillWright japan where only the criminals have guns

[@tas7200]

We should have the same laws the Swiss do? Never heard of firearm crime there.

[@schnitzelmandownbadfrfr3778]

As an Aussie Swiss, I’m so glad I have my Swiss connection.

[@JackRipper8881]

Then Swiss off back there.

[@wayneritchie3801]

My Dad remembers the days he would go to Shooters Home, Shooters Supplies,Mick Simmons,Mick Smiths , Heimo Petzs,buy a Rifle sit on the Bus and go home.Every paper shop sold ammo. The good old days.

[@TacitusKillgore45]

I live in NSW, about a year ago, i was on holiday in queensland, and i got to use a gel blaster, half of me didnt want to leave queensland, thank you for trying to do something about this dumb law

[@exakelgaming]

I saw a petition from the NSW Shooter's Party... not sure if it'll go anywhere.

[@maxrockatanksyOG]

Come to Queensland- we are kinda like Texas, but more Boganish eh

[@darkomist4591]

My heartfelt condolences to you dear Australian citizens. My 14 year old daughter knows more about guns than your government officials. In our state, every 15th person does carry a gun for self-defense, and has a CCW permit. Those who are 16 years old and engaged in shooting sports can obtain a permit to possess and use almost any combat weapon. (Google translate)

[@satyrec0001]

I Think that this is what they should do - Have a Registry of purchases tied to someone over the age of 18 (Kids can register with their parents) -Not any part of the gun can be exposed in public apart from in stores ( When you buy one it comes with a case) -To be used in licensed areanas, shooting ranges and private property -Have A clear Identifier on them (Orange barrel or grip) -Exposure in public results in a warning, Then fine and ban, then jail time I think that these laws provide a good Ballance for airsoft and gel blasters

[@BlowBackIndustries]

I agree with all! Just make the orange tip removable and we Gucci 😆

[@Leep18200]

As an American I feel bad for my Australian friends 😔.

[@BlowBackIndustries]

Thank you sir :P

[@alch3myau]

@@LTstinkysocksMcGee420 as an strayan, I feel sorry for my canadian friends under tree-doh.

[@phase3ute]

This last response blows me. Australia has the strictest laws period. And you think our government doesn’t control you more. Only difference is that you are not smart enough to see what they do to you. But make careless comments on Canadian president. Do you smoke a lot of drugs?

[@Kaptain_Refyx]

Man please protect the 2nd and if you live in Cali I'm sorry lol. But fr don't let sleepy Joe take your rights away. #2a

[@alch3myau]

@@Kaptain_Refyx You realize this is an Aussie channel yeah? Leave it up to the trumptards to bring that into it.

[@Kontroll343]

Mate, it hit me hard when we got fucked with the gel blaster shit here in SA. But the police commissioner was flat out lying about the firing mechanism of gel blasters and the public was eating it up. Then when the court case was going through the government changed the laws so that what they were losing in court was no longer an issue.

[@BlowBackIndustries]

Yep. They do whatever they want. If they don't like something, they just make a new law and bam. It's gone.

[@Roadbobek]

in Victoria it’s 2 years in jail for unregistered gel blaster, that is just insane for a toy. You can still buy them without a ID tho!

[@KS-gv8jy]

That's why those who have no or little knowledge about a given subject should never be allowed to make decisions about it

[@BlowBackIndustries]

agreed!

[@EnderBoy9217]

And this is what happens when your country creates a gun registry “but would never use it to take away people’s property”

[@erebostd]

That’s wrong there are enough examples, ea Switzerland. But I suppose you are an American, if you are against even basic gun control? The people with mass shootings basically every week, and more school shootings than you can count? Yeah, great idea. But hey, „mah guns!!“, am i right?

[@Biffo1262]

I used think Australia was quite a sensible country. What a bunch of idiots these politicians are.

[@raviscott4853]

I used to think the US was progressive and where it all happens. Then I went there. Complete w.o.f.t.a.m. Germany on the other hand, wow, I'd move there without hesitation given the opportunity.

[@sparerib]

If I find a stick and make Tommy gun sounds whilst I'm running around with it, is that a gun....because I do a pretty convincing Tommy gun sound!?

[@nightsplash3704]

Sticks are now banned great job mate

[@sparerib]

@@nightsplash3704 hahaha! Buggery bollocks!

[@nightsplash3704]

@@spareribmy school has banned swinging sticks

[@sparerib]

@@nightsplash3704 please accept my most sincere apology mate. 🙄

[@nightsplash3704]

@@sparerib I can't even use a pencils cause it's wood!!! 😭😭

[@stevepatterson6297]

We in the gel blaster community up here in Queensland are hanging on to our gel blasters by the skin of our teeth waiting for a change of government that buckles to the pressure from the other states to ban them outright. Hasn't happened yet, but always possible if the wrong premier gets in. We're definitely not holding our breath waiting for legal airsoft. 😂

[@Duck_side]

Here's a fun fact about gelball guns. This all started over a mass shooting in Tasmania and yet Tasmania and Queensland are the only states they're legal

[@spinach4892]

Australia has genuinely some of the worst laws in the entire (democratic) world

[@JackRipper8881]

Really? You're pissing the bed over a toy gun? FFS.

[@JackRipper8881]

@NE0WAFNAESTHETICS Stay out of it numbnut, you know fuck all about it.

[@TrainsForNSWVlogs]

We've got some good laws

[@landaclay9331]

​@TrainsForNSWVlogs so being arrested for mean word on Twitter and having a literal minastery of truth the internet safety common who's leader said she hates freedom of speach and is covering for a dog fetishist

[@Gangster88232]

Grow up, you dont need fucking guns as civilian.🙄

[@GabrielKapoor]

Your kidding me, that guy had to register a nerf blaster it shoots like 60 fps🤣

[@chef7658]

Australia is the land of 0 fun. No weed, no airsoft, no firearms, no good internet connection, way too hot weather, shitty accent, more and more. If i were australian I would have shot myself before adulthood.

[@MrUltranuman]

Some of the Nerf guns here are underpowered compared to other countries too. It is nuts.

[@RandomHolepuncher]

I’ve seen a registered potato canon. Not even joking. A PVC pipe that launches potatoes via a tiny amount of gas and a bbq ignition switch is legally a firearm here, and a safety course instructor I knew had one such “gun” registered for demonstration purposes

[@GabrielKapoor]

@@RandomHolepuncher It's obsurd here in Aus, I walked outside with a hobby grade nerf blaster and the police were called. It didn't violate any imitation laws or power/fps laws but I was still asked to put it away and go inside. Crazy.

[@snekhuman]

instead of banning gel guns and airsoft, they should have just made carrying them in public places a punishable offense. that way, the responsible people don’t get screwed over by the idiots

[@exakelgaming]

i really want this to be legal. why did they let karens make the decisions?

[@kopetz071]

Because the Karens dont have hair on thier heads thats why

[@BlowBackIndustries]

yes, the karens are old and belong in a retirement home :P

[@kopetz071]

@@BlowBackIndustries yeah more like in a rehab retirement home

[@scotfraser9989]

It would be crazy if next they ban sticks that look like firearms

[@jonraybon8582]

Don’t give them any ideas. They will develop a mind reading machine and tie them into the speed cameras. If you get caught even thinking “gee, it would be cool to buy a gun” you can expect cops at your door and 25 years in the pokey.

[@Borgus1984]

as an australian i own mulitple fire arms such as the vulcan, the firestrike, jolt, strongarm, rampage, retaliator, hammershot, Rough Cut, RapidStrike....

[@FFTVYoutube]

Wait what, I have to register my sons nerf guns? Get bent

[@kristianmorris9738]

Always found it strange Australian gun laws went beyond lethal firearms to toy guns. We live in a nanny state. Just stupid.

[@BESTIAL-CRUCIFIER]

I spoke to the cops about getting a pink P90 gel blaster in Tasmania (for my partner). They said no because it looks like a real gun and someone could spray paint it black and use it to commit crimes. Okay?? So charge them with the crime as if it was a real firearm if they do that? But considering they're extremely safe otherwise what's the problem? Besides which, if we lift the ban on gel blasters and there's suddenly a wave of crimes involving very exotic submachineguns and rifles I think it's fair to say they're probably not real (though doesn't undermine the impact of trying to commit crimes using them)! You can buy a knife from Woolworths and rob a store with that? It doesn't de-legitimise the actual purpose of knives, and people who misuse them should properly be punished. But there's no "knife ban," is there? There's no harm in enjoying recreational gel-blaster sports as long as common sense is employed and they're not misused. It's all so stupid.

[@nightsplash3704]

Butter fly knives are banned and i say what the actual FRICK!!!!!!

[@lock_estunts5685]

All these laws does nothing to the illegal guns which are used in crimes it only affects the law abiding citizens.

[@grantpilcher8402]

And law abiding firearm owners

[@GolinskiGrishenko]

Made me 200x more grateful to live in the us, hopefully these ridiculous laws will be abolished for you guys. Lmao just said I'm grateful and mfs start having a whole debate

[@BlowBackIndustries]

thank you! fingers crossed!

[@Allthenamesweretaken17]

We in Slovakia dont even have orange tips on airsoft guns, because almost nobody here has real guns. But, my 5yo cousin LOVES toy swords/firearms and a lot of his little plastic replicas DO have an orange tip. They cant even shoot and if they can, they have always less than 5m of range.

[@oldbloke204]

I give thanks everyday that we don't live in the US. I've seen your wages/conditions, health system and the societal issues that everyone being able to get their hands on a pew pew causes for many. You do serve as a warning to other societies so at least you're useful in that way I guess.

[@galil5565]

​@@oldbloke204you literally don't even have the right guaranteed for you to have freedom of speech

[@oldbloke204]

@@galil5565 How are we any different to any other first world Western country?

[@shannonwayneburns1140]

On that note, garden hose nozzles should be outlawed, and please don't forget impact wrenches (they look scary). I can convert a nail gun to shoot easier than a airsoft toy.

[@BlowBackIndustries]

Oh yeah, let's make shovels illegal too, just cause...

[@katyusha9050]

Books should be banned because they look like guns if you hold them horizontally!1

[@BobTheLegoMan511]

You should make a petition and show the government. Get all your gelsoft buddies to sign it and everyone you can so you get airsoft!

[@BlowBackIndustries]

It's a good idea! We have an Airsoft petition going right now, only need about 10k more signatures 🙏

[@davegiles2120]

Serious question: Has there been an instance in Australia since the 1997 NFA, where a firearm or replica (toy gun) that was once heavily restricted, had the restrictons lessened or removed?

[@JohnDoe-fp1tv]

paintball guns

[@Redeye308350]

I've never heard of any laws being relaxed. Though occasionally something gets clarified which makes the law slightly less idiotic. Eg Originally you couldn't have a gun unsecured in your home at any time, not even for cleaning & maintenance. Rules for transportation were poorly defined, security at campsites etc.

[@hxdaro]

Me, an American watching this video with my suppressed short-barreled AR15 in my lap 😌😌

[@oldbloke204]

What a sad way to live your life.

[@beerfanboy]

@@oldbloke204r/woosh

[@oldbloke204]

@@beerfanboy Am I supposed to know what the means? I think I much prefer our assets tbh.

[@SirBigzalot]

@@oldbloke204Aussie firearm owner here. Why would you take the time to say that? If he is a responsible owner and owns it legally good on him. He’s not the issue. Our firearms laws are nonsensical and need a common sense approach that is sadly lacking.

[@oldbloke204]

@@SirBigzalot Sorry dude disagree with you entirely tbh. I have no problems with firearms per se but the reality is that the easier they are to get and the more of them available the more issues we have due to the knuckleheads in this world imo. Remember the recent case where one of our local individuals went to NZ to carry out his atrocity due to certain types of firearms being much easier to obtain? Changed their laws as well I believe.

[@Valhalla.Studio]

Basically if you love Airsoft you just have to move to New Zealand instead, there are no issues with it over there. I doubt much will change in regards to it in Australia.

[@yerroc9816]

Wow this is crazy. Didnt know that there were gelblasters that looked so real either. Where I live, anyone over 18 can buy a real gun, as long as they are not a criminal or mentally unfit. You can carry it on you in public, even concealed, without needing any approval from the government. I can't imagine needing to register and serialize a toy.

[@BlowBackIndustries]

That's hectic 😆 is this in Texas?

[@bower31]

​@@BlowBackIndustriesThe majority of the US has no requirement of licensing to buy or carry a gun

[@Ceciljdean-mb6ub]

​@@bower31because it is a right for a person defense

[@Matt-xc6sp]

@@BlowBackIndustriesHectic? It’s called freedom. Amazing that you can make this video and this comment at the same time. The same people trying to ban guns in the US would love to take it this far. How do you not see that?

[@minute0420]

@@Matt-xc6sp tone usually doesnt translate through text but i think with the emoji he means "that's cool" or "that's crazy"

[@bigm383]

Good on David Lleyenhelm for trying to bring back some common sense into the argument. Note that the session in which he was attacked by a famous, or infamous, Green Senator, he was initially trying to argue for the reintroduction of CS spray for women’s self defence.

[@smolwheat8266]

Government overreach. Australia might need that boogaloo

[@davidpearn4344]

We have ridiculous gun laws in Australia

[@CrocsterS4]

I remember going to Kmart, and I wondered why I’ve never seen a rival blaster when I was young. I went home, looked it up… It’s illegal? A Nerf gun, that goes barely harder than regular nerf gun… is banned?

[@thetoymanator7723]

I remember in the 1970's in Sydney we had Mick Smith's, Shooters Home and Mick Simmons Sports Store in George St. all selling firearms and ammo. Heck, the K-Mart at Ashfield even sold .22's and ammo. Those days you could carry a rifle home in a bus as long as they were covered in a soft case. Nobody gave you a second glance. The turning point was when some di*khead held up the Mick Simmons store and created a siege situation. From then on it was downhill. The politicians pushed for more restrictions and the idiot in Tasmania was the last straw for legal law-abiding owners. In came stricter processes for applying such as being a member of a gun club, gun registration, spot checks and audits for safe-keeping by the Police. Meanwhile criminals thumb their nose at laws and always seem to get ready access to firearms. Suffice to say I gave it all away and got into fishing...until they come for my dangerous rod and reel with sharp hooks on the end.

[@SpectreOZ]

Nerf Forums detail mods and upgrades to performance 👍

[@eggmasterproductions1768]

It's just banned from sale, I have got a few.

[@aggressivefartgaming]

funny little story, my dad nearly got a manufacturing firearms charge for a purple 3d printed revolver that has ZERO moving parts.

[@gangsterwangsterman8417]

tell him i dont believe him

[@mischievousone3421]

our government is dumb. i wanna leave the country

[@Ryuzenski]

I'm an American and it's so bizarre seeing how backwards some countries are. I'm a guy who enjoys guns, but I can easily see why some would be against the ownership. But TOYS?? Dude what the fuck

[@Spraytaint]

"There was one mass shooting so they banned them all." Thank GOD for the Second Amendment

[@jaredmills06]

Don't forget to also tell your kids not to make 'gun' shapes with their hands at school, because they may get expelled. I wish i was joking, but I was almost expelled from my school as a child for playing 'cops and robbers' with my friends when I was a child growing up in Sydney.

[@shakeelali20]

That's because here in Australia, if it looks like a weapon designed for killing, then it's a weapon designed for killing. We're not stuck with some 1700's idea that owning guns will help us fight off tyranny, or that they're a toy for children. They are not.

[@johnh3733]

Does NZ still have AS after their gun ban?

[@exakelgaming]

no, they enjoy airsoft.

[@BlowBackIndustries]

i believe they do...but i could be wrong...

[@exakelgaming]

@@BlowBackIndustries I had a kiwi show me their load out... so cool.

[@UpVade]

Yes but you need a Firearms licence

[@DefunctYompelvert]

You don’t need a license just need to be over 18. or 16 with a firearms license

[@carylittleford8980]

"Ban every single gun"... What load of toss, loads of Aussies have guns. And we are generally happy to have our gun laws. It's for the kids you see. But yeah, we are actively making sure we don't end up like the USA with 4% of the worlds population and 46% of the worlds privately owned guns. Tis why some folks call it not USA.. but Gunland. In Australia one simply does not need a gun for safety or any reason like that. if you want a gun for a hobby, sure, have a gun. School shootings are basically nonexistent. No child gets taught how to hide from school shooter because it's not needed. It's not like the USA where 100-250 kids a year are killed at school with guns in recent years. In Aus it's Zero. There have been a few rare 'close' ones. Like this in 2023. "A teenager has become the first student to be jailed for carrying out a school shooting in Australia. The 15-year-old from Perth fired three shots with two rifles at the Atlantis Beach Baptist College last May." No one got hurt.

[@fruittree1670]

If you can’t access something unless you have a license that gives you some sort of immunity, that thing is banned

[@imightbehum4n414]

Ngl as a long distance target shooter in the state of W.A I genuinely think just all gun laws in Australia are stupid. We can’t have ‘tactical’ ranges where you do a ‘killhouse’ clearing because they think it is militia training even if it is just circle targets for you to shoot. The police minister (Pappy Paulie) is using loopholes in Australian state legislature law to make ‘emergency’ bill changes and causes state wide panic about gun owners and the guns we possess. Until the gel soft, air soft and actual shooters unite it’ll be a failing cause that goes nowhere. The stigma starts at the real things and spreads to the toys that represent the object.

[@nathanbrown816]

As a gun enthusiast that lives in NSW, I agree. I hate our stupid laws on these things, it's unfortunate that our politicians are such trash. Why was I born into a country that vehemently detests gun owners? Smh.

[@Matt-xc6sp]

@@nathanbrown816that’s all governments. It’s just that your population was drawn from the dregs of the British Empire while America was the top aristocracy. Australian just don’t have it in them to stand up for themselves.

[@Gangster88232]

Bugger off, your gun hobbies are stupid and they have no place in modern Australia.

[@evil17]

As a Qld’er I bought a couple of cheap gel blasters over the net a few years ago, the first one arrived via Brisbane airport, the 2nd was intercepted at Sydney airport by Homeland Security as it was a banned item in that state & I was advised of this and that I could seek to have this decision overturned if I wished &/or had reason to do so, so I did & the response a month later was quite to point: While it is your right to object to our decision let us be clear, that under no circumstances would I ever get that gel blaster back, even if through court processes I were to win, the Australian Homeland Security team would not return this item to me, & instead they would use every resource available to have any such decision overturned & that this could be a very lengthy and expensive process of which I would end up having to pay for their legal procedures to ensure I would never receive this item. While this response seemed somewhat ridiculous, undemocratic, unconstitutional and probably illegal, I was actually happy that these scumbags didn’t go down the nice route and stuff me around for years & break me over a $65 Gel Blaster.

[@MaximumYYoutube]

It’s an absolute embarrassment. Ever since I was a young kid, I’ve wanted to leave. Here are some extras for people who aren’t from Australia: Illegal to possess in most states in Australia: - Slingshots - Lasers over 5MW - Semi-automatic rifles (can only get single-shot rifles and shotguns). You need a firearms license to possess an air rifle. - Can still get handguns, but you’re required to attend yearly competitions. - Pump-action shotguns - Full-auto anything (obviously) - Gel blasters - Airsoft/ BB guns - Some Nerf guns - Fireworks and crackers, etc. - Vapes - Spring-assisted knives, OTF knives, Butterfly knives, karambits, etc. - Tasers/stun guns - Knuckle dusters - Some Machetes and swords - Riot shields - Pepper spray - Body armor (ballistic vests) - Certain types of martial arts weapons (e.g., nunchucks, shurikens) - Certain types of ammunition (e.g., armor-piercing rounds) - Certain types of animal traps or poisons - Can’t drive V8’s or most turbo/supercharged cars until you’re 23 years old - Phone signal jammers There are so many more things that are illegal that I just can’t think of right now, but that pretty much gives a good rundown. Additionally, if you move here, you cannot defend yourself with any weapons. If someone comes at you with a knife, they have to literally try and stab you for you to be able to then use their knife against them in self-defense legally. If someone comes into your house, you can’t even hurt them until they hurt you first or make a decent attempt at hurting you. It’s an absolute joke of a country.

[@BlowBackIndustries]

Wow thanks for the list! I'm sure there will be many more items added to it in the future 😆

[@cunnelatio]

I sorta agree with the laser thing. Anyone being able to buy a laser capable of blinding anyone within 30 feet who look at the dot is insane. I own over 30 firearms and that shit worries me

[@stevedevice1866]

Most of this is wrong. You can have Cat A,B,C and M on collectors licences. Semi Auto air rifles are Cat A. In Vic and WA private dealers/collectors can buy whatever they want. You can own swords most of the things you mentioned can be collected on cat M, either collectors or martial arts practitioner. You have to do 4 shoots per year (or 4 per class of handgun). You can use fireworks from a shotgun on private rural property, there are Vape shops everywhere. Most of the other things you wouldn't want the local gronks playing with anyway. Grow up and go start shooting sports instead of spreading nonsense on the net. If all you gun experts joined a club, we wouldn't have these onerous laws, as we would have more political power.

[@MaximumYYoutube]

@@stevedevice1866 ahahahah dude, I’m not going to list all of the categories and how you may become applicable to gain those licenses, it’s just a youtube comment, not an informative forum. It’s just to provide rough info on it all, I’m sure anyone who sees my comment and becomes curious can do their own research via the official websites. Regardless, you need explicit reasons to own semi auto’s, you can’t just say that you’re a collector 😂 Considering you just blindly stated that vape shops are everywhere, indicates your lack of research and knowledge. The importation of vapes was banned on the 1st of march, all vape shops can sell what they still have but once they’ve sold out, that’s it. Get your facts right and relax, no need to pick apart every one of my points Karen.

[@TheLostProbe]

@@cunnelatio not to mention the fact that you can take planes out of the sky by pointing those lasers at them and blinding the pilots. shit's scary

[@hidazip]

Japan was in a similar situation years ago. The air soft industry was strongly against the new law that was about to ban everything that resembled a gun, and they actually worked with the police to create a regulation for air soft which later became a part of the new gun law in Japan.

[@accadacastkr4912]

Many stupid laws here

[@BlowBackIndustries]

Yup 😢

[@HypeRatt]

The stupid part is they have legislation called an imitation firearm and a toy firearm or toy gun. The difference is that a toy gun basically looks nothing like a gun, they showed images which one looked like a gun and the other was a kids alien gun toy. Point is that even if it resembles the look even with an orange tip, it’s an imitation firearm. It’s funny because although people can’t buy gel blasters which look nothing like a gun, people can still buy things called cap guns, which not only look like a real gun, but sound like one too. And they are selling in every single dollar store round australia. So clearly the Aussie gun laws a absolutely f***ed.

[@malcolmr8348]

Look im not apposed to banning things that are realistic to the look of a gun, but something thats bright orange and shoots plastic or gel projectiles shouldnt be under this classification But more laws on their use and possession should exist to both owner and society from even their mis use.

[@BlowBackIndustries]

The problem is that nobody really knows anything about the laws here as they either don't exist or are changed so frequently that nobody has a chance to find out what they are. Having to register a little pee shooter nerf gun and a gel blaster that looks like a dildo is just ridiculous.

[@legonde]

In Germany we have a similar Problem: basicly, everything that shoots something Our if a barrel worh more than 0,5 joule is a gun. Now, till a certan lvl of joule, it is no problem to buy airsofts as long as u are over 18 years old, but due to some other laws, we are not allowed to put flashlights or Lasers pn airsoft guns.

[@floycewhite6991]

Yet you still haven't outlawed women's mouths.

[@BlowBackIndustries]

Yeah I don't mind the age restriction...But calling a nerf gun a real firearm is a joke

[@darkshock42mlg05]

if you tried to make an airsoft replica into a firearm, you've just created a bomb. if it doesnt go bang its not a firearm. even if its a block of aluminum like an 80% lower or a piece of sheet metal like an ak flat. it would be a lot easier to buy on the black market or make a fgc9 on a 3d printer. all the internals can be found at your local hardware store assuming you cqan get your ender 3 to run propperly. im close to getting mine to run and i dint print firearms but I still consider airsoft Equpment mission critcal.

[@BlowBackIndustries]

I 3d print stuff for my gel blasters all the time, silencers, carbines, scopes, its awesome!

[@gamergodyt7702]

@@BlowBackIndustriesdamn, i really wanted to play airsoft, looks Like my childhood dreams are crushed

[@dfsw]

There is a similar problem with real firearms that no semi autos are allowed but if it looks like one then it is still banned. So any bolt action that looks like an AR 15 is banned.

[@grantpilcher8402]

The appearance laws are the worst made up for no reason

[@SuperAdventureR1301]

No appearance laws in QLD. Our guns can look as much like an AR-15 as we want. The issue is, what's the point? Regardless of how cool it looks, it'll still just be a bolt action/pump action rifle, not a real semi auto.

[@glockerbob]

Come to Texas bro. Everything is legal.

[@grantpilcher8402]

Will do I plan to move to Texas

[@SuperAdventureR1301]

Not that easy unfortunately if you want to move there legally.

[@ARandomGuyFromBrazil]

having to register a

[@drzewolejhvjgvwnoposting8734]

imagine being firearms enthusiast living in texas and suddenly you wake up i austr*lia

[@MassiveMaximus]

Imagine being a firearms enthusiast who lives in australia 😢

[@ChessRazn]

@@MassiveMaximusits actually so punishing

[@Dulex321]

@@MassiveMaximuslol feel bad for you.

[@SynnerX]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Stevo.100]

if that happened at least you'd be able to go to school and then come home, unlike if you lived in tex*s.

[@Treblaine]

The chains come off but the Penal Colony mentality remains. You can to work in jobs the warden allows and use the money you make to buy from the commissary but no one is ever really trusted with anything.

[@lukedraper4100]

The government did port arthur n blamed a poor mental ill person most Australians know this check facts n watch the wikileak vid

[@morkoblooper7991]

Fun fact about Australia: You can’t have proper fun in Australia

[@matty101yttam]

Pretty much any gun can be used for parts though, usually it's mainly the trigger mechanism not the barrel/chambers that's what's needed. I've seen a shotgun made from converted toy parts about 30 odd years ago, the guy got a wooden model gun he made in model making/woodwork, ripped the thick dowel off he had as a barrel and replaced it with some pipe, chiselled out the trigger area and added the trigger from a toy. I'd never want to fire it myself but the guy had it working. That's not to say you also can't rig triggers from other things, but you can't make out like it's not possible for toy guns.

[@EchoTheProtato]

Ah yes legislation not knowing anything about firearms. As someone from Washington, our legislation has ZERO clue what a gun is.

[@mattyvishez]

You’re a bloody legend mate, I’m with ya all the way! Here in SA we can’t even have gel blasters without getting a gun licence! I’ll do everything I can to help because it’s beyond a joke now

[@iRavenHD]

Here’s the thing I have a M4 gel blaster and I was outside my cousins house, I pulled it out the car to just show it to him, and one of the neighbours saw the “gun” and called the police. That’s the problem, they look real and people get afraid.

[@DevilZ432]

My favourite part I can OWN the firearm that the airsoft/gel blaster is based on which has to be registered in the same way a gel blaster is.........

[@bear-gj7oq]

By the way the Supreme Court of Western Australia has stated that gel blasters being banned is invalid and that there classified as a toy on a similar scale as a nerf gun