Gun-Formers (imitation weapons) laws and requirements for Australia

[griffin]

Eventually.

[dsphatlite]

Forgot to post in here when I first joined. I got my import permit relatively easy from the WA Police. Had a good chat to the officer as well. Valid for 6 months. I got my Megatron without it though.

[griffin]

A couple of things from this week could see a change in weapons laws in Australia.

A 24 year old man brandished a imitation gun in the Townsville army base (probably the stupidest place to wave around a gun of any sort, and was lucky to not be shot by security... but replica/imitation weapons are on the news at the moment, at a time when Federal gun laws are being reviewed.

Legislation could be entered into federal parliament soon to have a mandatory 5 year jail term for people caught smuggling "weapons" into Australia.
It might be aimed at real weapons, but if they don't include a paragraph to differentiate imitation weapons from real ones, any new penalties or import requirements could apply to imitation weapons like Megatron.
We'll just have to wait and see what the legislation has in it, or if it makes it through both houses of parliament.