Changing of Paintball Laws in Australia
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This petition is for the lowering of the age restriction on the usage of paintball markers in Australia from 18 to 16 or lower, as well as making usage of markers legal off certified fields.
Firearm laws in Australia are different to other countries.in that they are ridiculous. Only in this country can someone as young as 16 be allowed to fire a high powered sniper rifle, with the correct license, but not an infinitely safer paintball marker. To operate a paintball marker in Australia anywhere but on certified company owned fields you must be 18. I think this is ridiculous. And why can you not use them on your own private property? Would you want your sons and daughters to be using lethal firearms in your own backyard, or an air powered tube that launches balls of paint? Over 50\% of firearm accidents in Australia happen as a result of kids using firearms. If those same kids had been playing a game of paintball instead those accidents would never have happened.
Officially paintball is a sport, and like any sport people do sometimes get injured. But statistically more people get injured annually playing sports like golf and tennis. Some playing golf even get killed, but you dont need a license to use a lethal golf club or cricket bat do you? So why a non-lethal paint launcher??? You can use lethal golf clubs and cricket bats in your own backyard.
Paintball is a non-lethal sport. It is fun, good for fitness, and usually played outdoors. I think anything that will make our countries youth go outside instead of sitting at home and playing the computer, or even using lethal firearms, is a good thing for this country, especially if it is safe.
So please sign this petition, get firearms out of our kids hands and replace them with non-lethal paintball markers. And let people use markers on their own property, because people should have a say in what they do on their own property, provided it wont interfere with another persons life. I agree to punishment to the incorrect use of markers, but not everyone who uses them are criminals, some people just want to enjoy the sport.
Firearm laws in Australia are different to other countries.in that they are ridiculous. Only in this country can someone as young as 16 be allowed to fire a high powered sniper rifle, with the correct license, but not an infinitely safer paintball marker. To operate a paintball marker in Australia anywhere but on certified company owned fields you must be 18. I think this is ridiculous. And why can you not use them on your own private property? Would you want your sons and daughters to be using lethal firearms in your own backyard, or an air powered tube that launches balls of paint? Over 50\% of firearm accidents in Australia happen as a result of kids using firearms. If those same kids had been playing a game of paintball instead those accidents would never have happened.
Officially paintball is a sport, and like any sport people do sometimes get injured. But statistically more people get injured annually playing sports like golf and tennis. Some playing golf even get killed, but you dont need a license to use a lethal golf club or cricket bat do you? So why a non-lethal paint launcher??? You can use lethal golf clubs and cricket bats in your own backyard.
Paintball is a non-lethal sport. It is fun, good for fitness, and usually played outdoors. I think anything that will make our countries youth go outside instead of sitting at home and playing the computer, or even using lethal firearms, is a good thing for this country, especially if it is safe.
So please sign this petition, get firearms out of our kids hands and replace them with non-lethal paintball markers. And let people use markers on their own property, because people should have a say in what they do on their own property, provided it wont interfere with another persons life. I agree to punishment to the incorrect use of markers, but not everyone who uses them are criminals, some people just want to enjoy the sport.
320 Signatures
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Simon Cavini
- Age
- 16
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Braedon Dalton
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- I sign partition.
- Age
- 16
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Michael
- Age
- 16
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susanne
- Age
- 16
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jamie
- Age
- 16
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jamie may
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- Me signed too
- Age
- 16
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Caitlyn
- Age
- 16
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mathew!!!
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- hi!!!!!!!!
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- 17
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Rebecca Harmer
- Age
- 15
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Callum Gough
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- i believe that this pertition should go through, Why can we use a paintball marker in NSW at the age of 16, but not be able to in Vic untill at the age of 18?? cross border rules regualtions and laws should all be the same, instead of everything being messed up and confusing.
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- 16
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Mitch Golding
- Age
- 17
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Tim
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- TIM SIGN PARTITION!
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- lol who cares
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Daniel Rutland
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- 16
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Carter Bush
- Age
- 16
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Rhiannan
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- 16
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Matthew Davis
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- 17
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Davis's Mum
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- 38
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Justin
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- it would be awsome if this could work
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- 16
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Alex Paine
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- 15
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Tehnay Jones
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- 18
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James Simpson
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- 16
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Stanley Foster
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- 16
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Stefanie Kiriaki
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- paintballing is hardcore XD
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- 16
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Lachlan McLean
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- В
- Age
- 16
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Corey Delaney
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- Corey Delaney
- Age
- Corey Delaney
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mitch
- Age
- 16
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Ryan
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- relax laws doggs
- Age
- 17
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Brady Williams
- Age
- 16
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Kavya
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- Under 18s are not going to be knocked over by paintballs.
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- 15
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callum stafford
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- its about time we are giving something els to do for fun.
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- 30/8/91
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Connor Adams
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- 16
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Lachlan Moore
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- well the point is that a 16 year old should be able to use paintball guns if they want but only if they have the proper protection, sure they might get hurt a little bit a few bruises that is about it but they could just as easily get a worse injury playing in the school yard or even at home, so lower the required age to 16 and we can all be happy
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- 17
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Jesse Jacobson
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- 16
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jess thorpe
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- hehehe i thought you could do it at 16 ...
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- 16
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tamicka hughes
- Age
- 16
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Cameron McGowan
- Age
- 16
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Ben Weisser
- Age
- 16
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david
- Age
- 15
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Bob
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- 17
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Seth Scheuner
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- 16
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aneta
- Age
- 16
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idol
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- paintball rules
- Age
- 18
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Tess
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- Paintball? Hell yes!
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- 15
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bernadette
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- good point
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- 15
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jordan sutherland
- Age
- 15
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Bobby Wadley
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- Give us paintball!!!!
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- 15
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Caldwell Jones
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- 16
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bree
- Age
- 16
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Matthew Davison
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- let us play!
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- 16
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Ya Mum
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- 0mgZ l1ke th3y sh0uld t0tally Ch4nge Th3 L4w
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- 21
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