{"id":292378,"date":"2021-02-01T12:13:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T02:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=292378"},"modified":"2021-02-01T12:13:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T02:13:56","slug":"new-rules-target-gel-blasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/02\/01\/new-rules-target-gel-blasters\/","title":{"rendered":"New Rules Target Gel Blasters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zdVjCn-e2n0?rel=0\" width=\"740\" height=\"440\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>February 1, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New legislation affecting replica firearms &#8211; including gel blasters &#8211; came into force in Queensland on Monday (February 1).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The key changes are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When not in use, gel blasters must be stored securely, for example, in a locked cupboard or a bag, but not necessarily in a gun safe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When being transported, a gel blaster has to be out of sight, for example, in the boot of a car or in a bag that does not silhouette a firearm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Anyone owning a gel blaster must have a reasonable excuse for having one, eg. being a collector of replica weapons, or a member of a club that uses them recreationally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, replica firearms, including gel blasters are not classified as a firearm or a category of weapon so they do not require a licence or need to be registered with Weapons Licensing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Acting Assistant Commissioner Brian Connors said since 2018, more than 100 people had been charged with misusing a gel blaster.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cReplica firearms, such as gel blasters, can look similar to handguns, shotguns and rifles from around the world,\u201d Acting Assistant Commissioner Connors said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is incredibly important for all people possessing replica firearms to familarise themselves with these new rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGel blasters and other replicas can look very similar to real firearms, and we don\u2019t want them used to threaten people or commit crimes.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Gel blasters are popular in the South Burnett with many having been sold here locally.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One Nation politician Pauline Hanson posed with a gel blaster during a visit to a Kingaroy store last year.<\/p>\n<p><em>From her Facebook page:<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v9.0\" nonce=\"KITdgyiC\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PaulineHansonAu\/posts\/1373706992833609\" data-width=\"740\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PaulineHansonAu\/posts\/1373706992833609\"><p>ONLY SOOKS HATE GEL BLASTERS<\/p>\n<p>Even Grandmas have a blast with gel blasters and yet the Labor government here in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PaulineHansonAu\/\">Pauline Hanson&#8217;s Please Explain<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PaulineHansonAu\/posts\/1373706992833609\">Sunday, 6 September 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New legislation affecting replica firearms &#8211; including gel blasters &#8211; came into force in Queensland on Monday (February 1).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":293759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,24],"tags":[1132],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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