Use of laser
7 days - so asking here
Hi,
Not having much luck to know exactly what we can and can't do regarding laser aim sights and laser bore sighters
Any chance of the plain English version please.
Thanks,
John
Legal?
use at range?
use hunting?
power?
transporting?
No date = From the SSAA Goulburn web site http://ssaagoulburn-nsw.com/gbinfopage.htm sourced 25jan2012
After months of being requested to do so, the Police Minister has finally amended the Weapons Prohibition Regulation to exempt a person holding a licence or permit under the Firearms Act 19916 from having to obtain a prohibited weapons permit for a laser pointer, but only in relation to its use in connection with a firearm to which the licence or permit under that Act applies.
Same info on NSW Police web site
The Weapons Prohibition Act prohibits the possession or use of a laser pointer of more than 1 mW without first obtaining a Prohibited Weapons Permit.
The Regulation provides an exemption from the requirement for such a permit for astronomers and for persons with a firearms licence. The exemption for persons with a firearms licence only applies when the laser device is used on or in conjunction with a firearm that the person is licensed to use.
In plain English, yes you can use your laser aim sights and laser bore sighter when you legally use the firearm. If the laser device is under 1mW then you don't need to rely on this exemption anyway. If its over 1mW then you're relying on the exemption when you use the device on your firearm at the range or when hunting, or transporting it and the firearm.
Probably stating the obvious, but this exemption wouldn't allow you to have a high power laser pointer that was not for use on or with a firearm. This has proved to be a problem with some training devices for high level shooters that utilise a laser and are used in the absence of a firearm.