Australia: Replica guns now regulated

[Gunco]

Replica firearms will be treated as the real thing under tough new laws introduced yesterday.Imitation firearms, or copies of genuine guns, can now only be bought from licensed gun dealers - the same laws which apply to genuine guns - following changes to the Firearms Act 1977.

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[Seadog]

WOW. Those Ausies Gettin a little extreme there

[SLIMJIM]

Very sad and Crazy!

[Markp]

Now think about this:

Before there was a demand for imitation guns, because the penalty for having one wasn't the same as having a REAL gun. Now they have erased all the demand for fake guns (way to go!!!!) and instead created more demand for real guns... I mean if you are going to do the time for the crime you might as well get the real deal!

Critical Thinking... It's a skill that even Australians should learn.

Mark

[j427x]

looks like the OZ is turning into a nanny state.

lets just outlaw death while were at it!

[moleman]

Pretty soon you'll need a permit to stick out your pointer finger and thumb and pretend its a gun.