Tasers and the Law

[HappyFingers]

Hello

whilst in America as a Tourist

is it legal to A: purchase a Taser ?
B: use it to disipline my children if they misbehave ? (11 and 8)
C: possibly even on the Wife ?

of course and being as responsible that i am i would not use it on the kids any more than half power

i think maybe everyone (except me ) is just releasing some nervous tension, the kids are carrying on like never before, the missus is just officially started her recreation leave today and she hasnt seemed to have accepted it yet, she needs to take a pill or a bottle of whiskey or something

ive just been busted typing this, Brianna doesnt want me to buy a taser, Luke plans to taser me in my sleep if i get one, Debbie agrees a bottle of whiskey may just do it for her

hope the mods can sense that great Australian sense of humor

but seriously
was watching hamish and andy just now and hamish had a fully automatic nerf machine gun with a huge roll of nerf ammo on it, kinda like the toy version of the one in Rambo

any idea if i can bring something like that back into the country ?

 

[PrincessInOz]

-Stop the Press-

Newsflash.

We interrupt this program to bring you breaking news of a Tourist Aussie Seeking Extradition beyond Reasonable doubt. The Aussie tourist, known as Happy Fingers, was rather Happy Whiskeyed and a little Happy Triggered. Details are sketchy...but persistent rumours indicate that this incident might be a fun family taser fight gone horribly wrong in the Happiest Place on Earth.

Unconfirmed reports from reliable sources (Tomato and BBQ) tell us that Happy Fingers might actually have purchased a taser to use on his children and his wife. Sadly, he did not foresee that his children and wife have also take the opportunity to buy their own tasers and use it on him.

Happy Fingers and his family are purported to be spending some time in a place that must not be named until the Australian government decide whether to bring them back or not. This must surely fall into the same difficult decision as what the government is to do over the Julian Assange case.

If only they had followed Hamish and Andy's lead and purchased that fully automatic Nerf gun instead. They might now be nervously awaiting customs inspection rather than finger...er...taser inspections.

We will keep you abreast of further developments as they break. We now return to normal programming....(if there is such a thing for the Happy Fingers family).

 

[HappyFingers]

I hear they have bb guns as well lol

I'm sorry for my outburst but I think it's dawning on me that I have to spend the next 41 days in close proximity to these gremlins

Speaking of gremlins
I'm trying to convince them that when we get back our new puppy should be a chinease crested hairless

Google that and see if you dint get a fright, me I love it but I'm getting a great deal of opposition from well everyone including my mum

Might have to settle for a pug

And a bb gun or taser and a fake passport and a Swiss bank account

 

[battymum]

Australias reputation is never going to be the same again!!

Thanks to Happy Fingers!!!

But - I hope you have a great trip - we may see you around the world - we are there 16 -23rd Sept!

 

[HappyFingers]

Ok I Havnt got any hair so that may narrow it down for you a little

Lol
And I'll have a bulge in my jacket
Cause I'll be packing heat

Lol

 

[HappyFingers]

I cant sleep tonight

Don't know why as I was up at 4am watching USA news on channel 10

Maybe I'm excited or maybe I'm just wired on tamiflu and antibiotics

And in case the Feds are reading this, I'm not really buying a taser or a bb gun, I was just using Aussie sarcasm

I don't want to be fingered in customs

Lol

Ok off to sleep now

 

[PrincessInOz]

Have a safe trip Happy Fingers.

Food Porn. Food Porn!

 

[battymum]

Well I am a little nervous about customs!

A couple of months back DH bought a sling shot off EBAY -(to "frighten" the birds that use our back deck as a toilet) well instead of it turning up - we got a letter from customs stating that we were attempting to import a prohibited item.

Needless to say, there was a lot of not nice words between DH and I that night! How dare he jeopardise my trip!

The worst part - the Ebay account is in my name!!!

If I see those customs people putting on rubber gloves..........

 

[skiingfast]

Sure you can buy tasers over here. You would probably need to go to a specialty shop that sells arms(weapons) or home security. I know you can buy them online from Taser itself, there was some problems with that a long time ago. But since cops like shocking the public all the time, why can't the public shock eachother?

 

[australiankaren]

hey

dont worry about those nice letters from customs, my friend gets one every time she tries to import lasers.......every month she tries again, and every month customs takes the laser [thank you very much] and sends her a letter.
She just lives in perpetual hope they may let one thru....... costs her a fortune....

she travels internationally and doesnt get pinged...although they may thank her for all the lasers they use at their xmas party

 

[battymum]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170691497658&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:AU:1123

You may not see this - but here is a link to an ebay auction my kids are running this week!!

 

[Travel Mum]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170691497658&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:AU:1123

You may not see this - but here is a link to an ebay auction my kids are running this week!!

Good luck with the auction - I presume it goes towards the holiday spending money?

 

[aussiedad]

Last trip we arrived in LA and were supposed to be catching a direct flight to Orlando. We were kindly advised that we were being rerouted.......via Chicago. Unhappy words were exchaged with the airline staff and the end result was (releasnce to this thread coming up).....
we (a family of five) got searched at every subsequent security point we passed. Clearly in the US the airline staff have the capacity to place a flag in the security system.

BTW Laser pointers are prohibited importers if they are greater than 1mW in strength. You can get the weaker ones in.
Slingshots are out if they have an arm brace (or can have one fitted)

 

[BecBennett]

Have a great trip!

Your comment on the doggy reminded me of naked mole rats... Have you seen them?!? I mean, I know most of us have seen Rufus on Kim Possible, and that little fellow is suspect enough when he pops out of Ron's shorts but have you actually seen a real picture of one!?! They're obscene

If you're at work, and are considering googling a picture of one, I suggest you don't. If one of your colleagues were to glance over your shoulder and see a pic of a naked mole rat, they will not believe you're looking at an animal, and will give you queer sideways looks everytime they pass you...

On the other side of the coin, a friend of mine bought a taser overseas somewhere - I'm thinking Thailand - and managed to smuggle it back. There's no way I could bring myself to do that! I get nervous bringing back bottles of ketchup and jars of preserved peppers