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Categories of Weapons in Queensland
Depending on your licence type and your need for a weapon, your licence may be endorsed with categories that are appropriate for that licence and your need.
Rimfire rifles, single or double barrel shotguns, paintball guns, air rifles and powerheads (a specialised weapon for use underwater).
(1 ) Each of the following is a category A weapon if it has not been rendered permanently inoperable—
(c) a rim-fire rifle (other than a self-loading rim-fire rifle);
(d) a shotgun other than a lever action shotgun, pump action shotgun or self-loading shotgun;
(e) a powerhead;
(f) a break action shotgun and rim-fire rifle combination;
(g) an air gun;
(h) a weapon mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (g) that is a blank-fire firearm.
(2) A conversion unit is also a category A weapon.
air gun means a firearm designed to discharge a projectile (including, for example, an arrow) by compressed air, or other compressed gas, not generated by an explosive.
conversion unit means a unit or device or barrel that is capable of being used for converting a category A weapon that is a firearm from one calibre to another calibre.
Centre-fire rifles (other than semi-automatic); shotgun/rifle combinations.
(1) Each of the following is a category B weapon if it has not been rendered permanently inoperable—
(b) a single shot centre-fire rifle;
(c) a double barrel centre-fire rifle;
(d) a repeating centre-fire rifle;
(e) a break action shotgun and centre-fire rifle combination;
(f) a lever action shotgun with a magazine capacity of not greater than 5 rounds;
(g) a weapon mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (f) that is a blank-fire firearm.
(2) A conversion unit is also a category B weapon.
Category (C)
Semi-automatic or pump action shotguns (capable of holding 5 rounds or less); and semi-automatic rimfire rifles (capable of holding less than 10 rounds).
Each of the following is a category C weapon if it has not been rendered permanently inoperable—
(a) a semiautomatic rim-fire rifle with a magazine capacity no greater than 10 rounds;
(b) a semiautomatic shotgun with a magazine capacity no greater than 5 rounds;
(c) a pump action shotgun with a magazine capacity no greater than 5 rounds;
(d) a weapon mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) that is a blank-fire firearm.
Category (D)
Semi-automatic centre-fire rifles; semi-automatic shotguns (capable of holding more than 5 rounds); and semi-automatic rimfire rifles (capable of holding more than 10 rounds).
(1) Each of the following is a category D weapon—
(a) a self-loading centre-fire rifle designed or adapted for military purposes or a firearm that substantially duplicates a rifle of that type in design, function or appearance;
(b) a non-military style self-loading centre-fire rifle;
(c) a self-loading shotgun with a magazine capacity of greater than 5 rounds;
(d) a pump action shotgun with a magazine capacity of greater than 5 rounds;
(e) a self-loading rim-fire rifle with a magazine capacity of more than 10 rounds;
(f) a lever action shotgun with a magazine capacity of greater than 5 rounds;
(2) Subsection (1) applies to a weapon mentioned in the subsection even if the weapon is permanently inoperable.
Category (E)
Bullet-proof vests.
(1) A bulletproof vest or protective body vest or body armour designed to prevent the penetration of small arms projectiles is a category E weapon.
body armour—
(a) means an article designed for anti-ballistic purposes that is designed to be worn on a part of the body; and
(b) does not include a helmet, or other article, designed for sight or hearing protection.
Category (H)
(1) A firearm, including an air pistol and a blank-fire firearm, under 75cm in length, other than a powerhead, is a category H weapon, regardless of whether it has been rendered permanently inoperable.
(2) A conversion unit is also a category H weapon.
(3) This section does not apply to a powerhead or category C, D or R weapon.
conversion unit means a unit or device or barrel that is capable of being used for converting a category H weapon that is a firearm from one calibre to another calibre.
For schedule 2 of the Act, each of the following comprises a class of category H weapon—
(b) a centre-fire pistol with a calibre of not more than .38 inch or a black-powder pistol;
(c) a centre-fire pistol with a calibre of more than .38 inch but not more than .45 inch;
(d) a rim-fire pistol.
Category (M)
Crossbows, certain knives and other hand held weapons capable of causing bodily harm.
Each of the following is a category M weapon—
(a) any clothing, apparel, adornment, accessory or other thing—
(i) designed to disguise any weapon or other cutting or piercing instrument capable of causing bodily harm (Examples — a bowen knife belt, a credit card knife
(ii) designed for use as a weapon or a cutting or piercing instrument capable of causing bodily harm;
(b) any knife so designed or constructed so as to be used as a weapon that while the knife is held in 1 hand, the blade may be released by that hand;
(c) a ballistic knife that propels or releases a knife-like blade of any material by any means other than an explosive;
(d) a butterfly knife, a knife known as a ‘balisong’, a pantographic knife, or a similar device that consists of a single-edged or multi-edged blade or spike that fits within 2 handles attached to the blade or spike by transverse pivot pins or pantographic linkage and is capable of being opened by gravity or centrifugal force;
(e) a flick knife, or a similar device of any material that has a blade folded or recessed into the handle that opens automatically by gravity or centrifugal force or if pressure is applied to a button, spring or device in or attached to the handle of the device;
(f) a push knife, or a similar device designed as a weapon that consists of a single-edged or multi-edged blade or spike and allows the blade or spike to be supported by the palm of the hand so that stabbing blows or slashes can be inflicted by a punching or pushing action;
(g) a sheath knife, or a similar device of any material that has a sheath which withdraws into its handle by gravity or centrifugal force or if pressure is applied to a button, spring or device attached to or forming part of the sheath, handle or blade of the device;
(h) a star knife, or a similar device that consists of at least 2 angular points, blades or spikes, of any material, disposed outwardly about a central axis point and that are designed to spin around the central axis point in flight when thrown at a target;
(i) a trench knife, or a similar device that consists of a single-edged or multi-edged blade or spike of any material that is fitted with a handle made of any hard substance that is designed to be fitted over the knuckles of the hand of the user to protect the knuckles and increase the effect of a punch or blow;
(j) a riding crop that contains, conceals or disguises a knife, stiletto or any other single-edged or multi-edged blade or spike of any length or of any material;
(k) a walking stick or cane that contains, conceals or disguises a sword or any other single-edged or multi-edged blade, knife or spike of any length or of any material;
(l) any incendiary or inflammable device containing any substance capable of causing bodily harm or damage to property that is primarily designed for vegetation management;
(m) any pistol crossbow designed to be discharged by the use of 1 hand (that is not a toy pistol crossbow) that when discharged is capable of causing damage or injury to property or capable of causing bodily harm;
(n) any crossbow designed to be discharged by the use of 2 hands that, when discharged, is capable of causing damage or injury to property or capable of causing bodily harm;
(o) a chinese throwing iron that is a hard non-flexible plate having 3 or more radiating points with 1 or more sharp edges in the shape of a polygon, trefoil, cross, star, diamond or geometric shape and constructed or designed to be thrown as a weapon;
(p) a flail or similar device constructed and designed as a weapon consisting of in part a striking head and which, if used offensively against a person, is capable of causing bodily harm;
(q) a device known as a ‘manrikiguisari’ or ‘kusari’, consisting of a length of rope, cord, wire or chain fastened at each end to a geometrically shaped weight or handgrip and constructed or designed for use as a weapon;
(r) a device known as a knuckleduster or any device made or adapted for use as a knuckleduster and which, if used offensively against a person, is capable of causing bodily harm;
(s) a weighted glove designed or constructed to be used as a weapon;
(t) a mace or any similar article (other than a ceremonial mace made for and used solely as a symbol of authority on ceremonial occasions);
(u) any device, not a toy, constructed or designed as a telescopic baton, the extension of which is actuated by the operation of a mechanical trigger.
Category (R)
Machine guns, fully automatic large calibre military weapons.
Each of the following is a category R weapon--
(a) a machine gun or submachine gun that is fully automatic in its operation and actuated by energy developed when it is being fired or has multiple revolving barrels, and any replica or facsimile of a machine gun or submachine gun that is not a toy;
(d) an antipersonnel gas, and an antipersonnel substance, of a corrosive, noxious or irritant nature or that is capable of causing bodily harm, and any weapon capable of discharging the gas or substance by any means, other than a gas or substance and any weapon capable of discharging the gas or substance that is primarily designed for the control of native or feral animals;
(f) an electrical antipersonnel device of an intensity that is capable of causing bodily harm;
(h) a silencer or other device or contrivance made or used, or capable of being used, or intended to be used, for reducing the sound caused by discharging a firearm;
(j) a mortar, all artillery and any incendiary or inflammable device containing any substance capable of causing bodily harm or damage to property, other than an incendiary or inflammable device primarily designed for vegetation management.
There is also a category of ‘restricted items’ which includes handcuffs, thumb cuffs or other similar restraints, martial arts weapons, studded gloves and some clubs and laser pointers..
The following items are restricted items for section 67 of the Act—
(a) handcuffs, thumbcuffs or other similar restraints;
(b) nunchaku or kung-fu sticks or any similar device which consists of 2 hard non-flexible sticks, clubs, pipes or rods connected by a length of rope, cord, wire or chain constructed or designed to be used in connection with the practice of a system of self-defence and which if used offensively against a person is or are capable of causing bodily harm;
(c) a billy club, a baton or any device constructed or designed as a telescopic baton, not being a toy or a category M weapon, that if used is capable of causing bodily harm;
(d) any studded glove which if used offensively against a person is capable of causing bodily harm;
(e) a laser pointer.
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