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

[Ralph Wiggum]

If giant oversized MP5 Megatron is classed as a replica firearm, I can't imagine why MP36 wouldn't truth be told.

[GoktimusPrime]

Won't PC need some sort of firearm's licence to sell it IF the various state governments classify it as an imitation firearm? I wonder then if they have an obligation to ensure that the people they sell it to hold any requisite imitation firearms permit?

Yes. Sellers also need to acquire permits and comply with safe storage requirements in order to legally import and sell this toy. The law exists to prevent things like burglars stealing replica firearms and then using them to threaten other people.

It could be a possibility... I highly doubt many people have a firearms licence so it will be almost impossible to source one.

MP36 doesn't come out until 2017, so anyone who doesn't currently hold a permit and lives in a state where it's required can get the ball rolling now.

Well I have my permit so I am set either way. Funnily enough it expires in May 2017 so I better ensure that I am onto that renewal given that's when it may be coming out.

The NSW Police Ministry should send a reminder letter before your current permit expires. The permit lasts a couple of years. I've received a reminder letter once, submitted the renewal form and received a new permit. It was pretty simple.

The initial set up for getting the permit is a pain - getting all the right documentation and ensuring that you're compliant with safe storage requirements. But it's just a once off hassle, once's it's done it's done. After that you'll receive a reminder letter once every couple of years and that's pretty much it.