Gel blasters to be treated as 'prohibited weapon' in WA from July
The WA Government will ban gel blasters from July 3, with Police Minister Paul Papalia saying they are a "tragedy waiting to happen" because they look like real guns.
The WA Government will ban gel blasters from July 3, with Police Minister Paul Papalia saying they are a tragedy waiting to happen because they look like real guns.
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Great Southern police call for gel blasters to be handed over before ban
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Gel blasters banned in Western Australia