Is it illeagal to own an airsoft weapon in australia?
“Australian Airsoft Laws Airsoft guns are currently unobtainable in Australia under state and federal law. As legislation and regulations stand airsoft guns are often grouped with prohibited military style assault weapons or machine guns because of their appearance and automatic manner of operation. As state and federal laws also prohibit the possession or importation of (firing)replica weapons of the class airsoft guns usually replicate, you may appreciate the difficulties involved in any attempt to have airsoft legalized in Australia. Currently single shot spring powered airsoft guns commonly referred to as sniper rifles (that do not replicate automatic weapons) and gas powered hand guns (without automatic function) may be (technically) imported into Australia. To import these devices one requires permission from the weapons licensing branch of your state, and to gain such permission (to import arms), one requires a “genuine reason”. Airsoft is not yet considered a genuine reason bec
