Gel blasters to be treated as guns in SA following public shootings

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Police in SA are cracking down on gel blasters following recent public incidents involving the imitation firearms, including one in which a 10-year-old was shot.

Gel blasters will be regulated like other firearms in South Australia from tomorrow, as police crack down on the weapons following a series of incidents causing injury.Owners will need a licence and will be required to store the items like firearmsAll owners and new purchasers of gel blasters will be required to have a licence and store the weapons like regular guns.

SA Police today said a gun amnesty would be extended to include gel blasters until April 2021, for those who do not wish to keep the weapons or apply for licences.Superintendent Stephen Howard said the guns — also known as hydro-blasters — meet the definition of a firearm for the purposes of regulation.

"Not only do they fire a projectile, but they also look like a firearm of a different category or class," Superintendent Howard said. Superintendent Howard said SA Police had a responsibility to protect the public from the threat of physical and psychological harm.

 

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