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Most Victorians may not be aware that the firearms law has been updated and enforced.
Regardless if your blaster has got a bright orange tip, if it even looks like a gun, you will get in trouble.
Be extremely aware of this, when applying your mods or giving your gun a paintjob.
Make sure your blaster does not look like a gun to anyone.
Anyone who turns up at a Nerf war with such items, will be harshly berated by other fellow Nerfers, especially war organisers.
Still better than dealing with the police, who may come by and shut down the event, have your blasters confiscated and destroyed, and be whacked with a fine.
Reference:
http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?document_id=31899
While this notice is about the revised Victorian state firearms law, please check with your relevant state/territory police websites, if there are any changes to the gun laws.
General tips:
Put yourself in a commoner's shoes.
That blaster should look like a toy, from a glance tens of metres away, while taking a jog through the park.
It is understandable that the bright orange tip clause no longer applies, because it's hard to see it from a distance, if it only covers a couple of centimetres of the barrel, while the rest of the toy could be completely black.
Let me make this clear once again, and this will apply in all areas and not just Victoria:
Make sure your blaster does not look like a gun to anyone.
Regardless if your blaster has got a bright orange tip, if it even looks like a gun, you will get in trouble.
Be extremely aware of this, when applying your mods or giving your gun a paintjob.
Make sure your blaster does not look like a gun to anyone.
Anyone who turns up at a Nerf war with such items, will be harshly berated by other fellow Nerfers, especially war organisers.
Still better than dealing with the police, who may come by and shut down the event, have your blasters confiscated and destroyed, and be whacked with a fine.
Reference:
http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?document_id=31899
While this notice is about the revised Victorian state firearms law, please check with your relevant state/territory police websites, if there are any changes to the gun laws.
General tips:
- Use more of bright and non-threatening colours.[/li]
- Avoid covering the majority of your blaster in colours associated with military equipment (shades of green, brown, black, etc.)[/li]
- Metallic paints should not be used.
Put yourself in a commoner's shoes.
That blaster should look like a toy, from a glance tens of metres away, while taking a jog through the park.
It is understandable that the bright orange tip clause no longer applies, because it's hard to see it from a distance, if it only covers a couple of centimetres of the barrel, while the rest of the toy could be completely black.
Let me make this clear once again, and this will apply in all areas and not just Victoria:
Make sure your blaster does not look like a gun to anyone.
Last edited by mull on Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:52 am; edited 2 times in total (Reason for editing : Revising post)
