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EP GEL Blasters

Locality: Port Lincoln, South Australia

Phone: +61 433 173 112

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25.01.2022 Ok guys first if all I would just like to say a massive thabk you to all our members and everyone else that has supported us over the past 12 months. Everything... that happened in parliement yesterday we are well aware of and at the moment it is business as usual. The restrictions that were voted on seem reasonably fair and wont cause to many problems for players. We are still not a fan of the restriction and endeavour to do whatever it takes to try to persuade the goverment to change their minds. We are open to any suggestions that people may have and our inbox is always open. At the moment you just need to: sign up to an association/club. Carry blasters covered so public cant see. And lock away at home when not in use. Thats pretty much all we know at the moment. We will know more when the ALP put pen to paper so we can work out what it all means entirely. We will keep you posted. Be safe and dont forget to STOP AND THINK. #stopandthink #qps #ALP #LNP #gelball

25.01.2022 With SAPOL trying to align gel blaster toys with paintball marker regulations it’s a good time to remind everyone how different these toys are from paintball ma...rkers. While the gameplay might be similar to paint ball, the field and safety requirements plus item themselves are so vastly different that aligning gel blaster toys with paint ball is just wrong. Share this around and show people how different they are and how putting them under the same category isn’t right. See more

24.01.2022 I have heard some people who say that they aren’t bothered by South Australia requiring a firearms licence for gel blaster toys. As a holder of numerous firearm... licences, I have been dealing with the firearms registries for a long time now. I am always sceptical of everything that they do because every single time they have introduced something that seems innocent, I have always discovered the real intention later on, which in my view is always planned and means you’re losing something. So think about this, if South Australia classify gel blasters as firearms, what do you think will apply to them? That’s right, appearance laws, every State in Australia has the appearance laws written into the definition of a Category-D firearm, so by making a gel blaster a firearm, you automatically get subjected to appearance laws which means they will be prohibited if they resemble an AR15, AK47 etc. which means 99% of gel blasters will be banned. Now think about this on the import side of things, if Federally they classify gel blasters as firearms, the same thing will apply, they will classify them as Category-D on appearance which means they have prohibited the import of 99% of gel blasters into Australia. Federally they will use the excuse of we have to do this because they are classified as firearms in some States and it’ll be accompanied by the old public safety catch phrase to justify their actions. This is my prediction, I don’t trust them one single bit as nothing is innocent with them, they can’t just come out and say they are banning something because there’s public backlash but instead if they just quote the catch phrase public safety and classify gel blasters as firearms then they can act all innocent that appearance laws is an unintentional consequence but they have still achieved their objective in my view - an outright ban! Time will tell...

24.01.2022 We will be making it over for the protest.. anyone else going to make it over? :)

23.01.2022 :) :) We will be back with more regular hours starting this coming Monday.. OPEN EVERYDAY FROM 1:00pm :) :) If cant come in then just send us a msg and we can arrange a time :) :)... Stay Happy and Stay Safe..

23.01.2022 I see Mr Tarzia put in alot of effort today spamming everyone with a generic email and not reading a single thing that he was sent. THIS IS WHAT AUSTRALIA HAS W...ORKING FOR THEM. THEY "WORK FOR US" I THINK ITS ABOUT TIME WE FIRE THEM. contact everybody you can and get us in a room with this guy we need a chat.

22.01.2022 We all know that Gel Blasters are Super fun... but not everyone knows what gel blasters are.. so remember to Stop and Think

21.01.2022 Due to the hold on importation of toy gel blasters at the moment, we wont be able to hold any blasters as a layby due the short supply. Those that already have set up a system with us is fine. We will keep everyone informed when things change, as we do :) Thankyou for everyones support :)

21.01.2022 For too long firearms owners have had no political support from any party in South Australia! Things are out to change; we have been in talks with Liberal Democ...rats South Australia regarding a new candidate they will be running in the March 2022 elections for the Upper House. We can give you some assurances that this candidate will without any doubt be very supportive to the firearms community. LDP SA are now a very organised, professional party with a very strong core and strong candidate(s) who will be running in March 2022. However, they need our help, the Liberal Democrats South Australia need to get the party re-registered in South Australia. For them to do this they need approximately 300 signed membership declaration forms. The forms can either be sent to you once you sign up as a FREE associate member at www.ldp.org.au/associate or you can pop into The Gunnery, 51 Beach Road, Christies Beach and sign up there. This costs you nothing except a few moments of your time. As with every party, you may not agree with all their polices, but if you own firearms then you should be showing some support as this is the only firearm friendly party in South Australia, who will be supporting you.

20.01.2022 **GBAA Update** Hey all, With the amnesty finishing today I just want to reiterate that this isn’t over. To those supporting the cause thanks for your efforts ...also. We have a very unique situation where the police are entrapping a very significant portion of the general community on very serious charges after tonight. The basis of this entrapment is on a ballistics test that is so weak it isn’t actually even a test, what’s worse is there is still no legally valid reason for them to have done this. They have then intentionally perverted the course of our legal system to benefit the outcome they want to achieve. The system they set up to prevent mass arrests (by complying with the changes) was never going to work as there was no solution put in place to handle the magnitude of the industry. They just wanted everyone to comply, throw their toys in the bin and for everyone to go away quietly. They have yet to provide a workable and viable solution to the problem they created themselves. This has been the case the entire way through, the beauty of what they have done, while not only completely dispicable, is that they have veered so far off the beaten track they are sitting in the middle of the ocean. This is just starting. So to the police management and politicians behind this, the public will get a say on in you at the next election, we will be actively campaigning against you at every turn, and to the people sitting in their tax payer funded offices that have been monitoring these pages all along, you are as much of part of the problem we have in the political system in this country as the people sitting in the big chairs. When we win in court, we will be actively pursuing every avenue available to make sure that the police and politicians supporting this are held accountable, and more and more information comes to light each day. At the end of the day we have always been here willing to discuss and work with the police to get to a workable solution to move industry and the sport forwards, myself and others have contacted as many MP’s etc as possible and yet no one from the liberal party or the police has contacted us. So to those monitoring these pages here’s where you can find me. [email protected] See more

20.01.2022 **IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT** Sapol have made their move to push these regulation changes through before the next court date. As of the 2nd of March the minister for police will at some point slip these changes into the gazette for parliament. They come into effect immediately and there is 14 sitting days of parliament in which any politician can oppose these changes. Now is vitally important for everyone to contact their local mp or email and let them know they will now have th...e power to save all these jobs, businesses and the sport you love. You may have emailed before but we need everyone to let these politicians know the goal post have changed and they are trying to push this through before court sits at the end of the month and they now have the power to stop this. They need to be made aware as it can be slipped in at any time without their knowledge so they may need to look out for it. This is SAPOL and Marshall governments undemocratic way to get around the fact what they did initially was unlawful & that they were about to lose in court and we need the help of the MP’s to stand against this. Please for the love of gel ball send off an email or call to let the mp’s in this state know to stand up for you See more

19.01.2022 Adelaide protests Today... Would you like to join us on the 10th November?

19.01.2022 We do not condone this type of behavior.. If you are stupid enough to think this is ok.. Do not buy a blaster.. You are ruining a fun product for everyone that do the right thing..!... WHYYYY..! https://www.police.sa.gov.au//gel-blaster-incident-on-augu

19.01.2022 Did you know the gels used in the blasters are most commonly known as Orbeez..? They start off small and end up looking like the blue gels in the photo after being hydrated in water for a few hours... NON-TOXIC & BIODEGRADABLE Our kids love just to play with them in a bowl.. they do feel really cool.. What else have you used them for other than playing with blasters?

18.01.2022 Just a quick update: This week we have sent a follow up letter direct to our Police Minister Tarzia requesting an urgent meeting and or discussion regarding gel... blasters in SA. We are also expecting a phone call from the head of Firearms branch tomorrow afternoon to respond to some questions regarding the pending review and ballistics report Wish us luck, hopefully we can provide some further info soon!

17.01.2022 With plenty of talk going around about toy gel blasters getting banned or regulated in South Australia. It is time for all fellow gel ball enthusiast to get onto Corey Wingard the minister for police, emergency services, correctional services and recreation, sport and racing and send him an email to [email protected] and tell him all the good things that the sport of gel blasting has done for you and the people around you! We need to show the people of power in the government that toy gel blasters are harmless and a great toy for all the community to play with and have fun at gel blasting fields across South Australia. We need to voice all the positives about the sport and encourage responsible use of toy blasters! Support the sport now so we can enjoy having games well into the future.

16.01.2022 https://m.facebook.com/103150731544877/posts/234079928451956/ This is truly disheartening to see considering our goverment could have come up with a better solution to curbing negative incidents in south Australia.. Queensland have embraced gelblasters and is a huge community involved sport... Less incidents from the "stop and think" campaign with help of Queensland police.. And misuse dealt with appropriately..... We couldn't have asked for anything more if we were given this opportunity.. See more

16.01.2022 We are open now till 12:00 :) Enjoy your Saturday

15.01.2022 Amazing group getting together to show support and disapproval of unessasary over regulation of soft projectile toys..! Thankyou to everyone involved big or small... everything counts!

15.01.2022 We will be open from 2pm today till 5:30pm

14.01.2022 -Please share this around- Starting at Victoria Square & ending at Parliament steps Tuesday November 10th meet at Victoria Square at 9.30am to support gel b...all in South Australia! Associations, Businesses, Industry leader, enthusiasts & the public join forces to show the politicians on their first day back in parliment we do not accept the changes to regulations on gel blasters! Anyone is welcome to attend, for more information please got to the links below. Official Protest At Parliament (event post) https://www.facebook.com/events/346921423068124 **Associations** SAGA - South Australian Gelball Association https://www.facebook.com/SAgelballassociation Gel Blaster Association of Australia https://www.facebook.com/GBAAustralia Gel Blaster Association inc https://www.facebook.com/gelblasterassociation

14.01.2022 We will be at the shop for a few hours today from 10:00 :)

13.01.2022 HI ALL!! WE WILL BE OPENING THE SHOP TODAY AT 1:00 We are allowed to gels (Orbeez) and any parts that are not a gearbox.. Please be aware.. ... *You are NOT to bring any blasters into the shop as we cannot repair them, you would be breaking the law by doing so.. *We do NOT have any blasters at the shop we do not sell whole blasters or gearboxes.. Hope to see a few of you.. We have missed you and the gelball community See more

13.01.2022 We all know gel blasters are super fun.. but please remember to stop and think... :)

13.01.2022 We will be open from 10am till 2pm tomorrow! Hope you all have a good weekend.

12.01.2022 Want an easy cheap blaster.? We have Yjds Back In Stock..!! $50..

11.01.2022 Would like to see what answer they try to bullshit us with.... share too every media person you know.... we want answers

10.01.2022 Keep an eye out... there will be plans put in place and the association will need everyones backing.. :)

10.01.2022 The shop will be open from 12 till 2 today

10.01.2022 Couldnt have said it better.. Getting out and playing a game with mates and family has so many positives.. Ashame that we see the few (silly) people doing the wrong things and ruining it for the majority of people doing all the right things while having fun as they do..!

10.01.2022 The nanny state and gel blasters Last night in parliament, I gave an impassioned speech on the State Governments Corrective Services and Other Legislation Am...endment Bill. Part of the amendments contained in the Bill state that people now need a "reasonable excuse" to possess replica firearms (such as gel blasters), such as if the person is a member of a club carrying out recreational activities involving these devices. Further, the regulation of replica firearms has now been enabled through amendments to the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 by classifying replicas of firearms as restricted items. Those amendments will be made seperately to this Bill, but I fear this now paves the way to remove toy exemption in the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 that currently applies to gel blasters. It is a dark day in Queensland when we start going after the low-hanging fruit by going after gel blasters rather than get to the crux of what is going on with crime in our community. Real crime is wreaking havoc throughout the seat of Hinchinbrook and parts of Townsville. The problem is that youth offenders are running around in stolen cars night in and night out, yet here we are taking away the opportunity for little Johnny and little Sarah to use their gel blasters through ridiculous bureaucratic overregulation. Labor is just taking the lazy option they want to go soft on crime but hard on toys, penalising the people who want to have some safe and responsible fun. You can listen to a clip of my speech in the player below.

09.01.2022 We will be open today from 2pm till 5:30

09.01.2022 Have you tried the bottle top Challange? How accurate are you with your Blaster??? :) https://vm.tiktok.com/JeDRgLM/

09.01.2022 So for now we are still allowed to buy and sell blasters in South Australia. Its only the importing that has been put on hold for now.. WE ARE OPEN FROM 1:00 EVERY WEEKDAY FROM NOW ON.. :)

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09.01.2022 Our website needs a nice cover photo. Please send us your best hi resolution Gelball action pictures from your favorite SA field. They must be large and cris...p, They must also follow community safety guidelines, not in public and must be wearing safe glasses. Well choose one and feature it on the website when its launched soon. Thanks in advance

08.01.2022 So by now most of you would have heard that things are changing within South Australia in regards to Gel Blasters, give this page a like and keep in the loop of everything that will be going on moving forward. Show your support - Thankyou :) Welcome to the official SA Gelball Association page, If youre a player , enthusiast, small business or big business owner within the Gel Blaster community,... We are here to support you as best we can through this next phase of saving our industry and we ask the same of you in return. Your not alone, join the majority of us and help put a stop to unwanted bans or changes to legislation that may hurt our industry. An update from your SAGA President will be made here soon.

08.01.2022 The shop will be open from 10:30 till 1pm today!

06.01.2022 We will only be open till 3:30 today, but back open tomorrow from 1pm till 5:30

06.01.2022 We will be open from 10:30am till 2pm today. Hope you are having a great Saturday

05.01.2022 We will be at the shop today from 2:00..

04.01.2022 We will be closed Today.. Please call for any inquiries or pick-ups 0433173112We will be closed Today.. Please call for any inquiries or pick-ups 0433173112

04.01.2022 We are at the shop till 2:00 Today :)We are at the shop till 2:00 Today :)

04.01.2022 We will only be open till 12 Today Have a great weekend :)We will only be open till 12 Today Have a great weekend :)

04.01.2022 We will be open till 3 today as we have an appointment to attend and hoping to get back down the shop before 5.. If you have any questions please call or msg us Happy to help

04.01.2022 The community has really pulled together to help save our sport! and our jobs..! These guys are out there for all of us!!! Will you make it to the 10th November in adelaide with us?? #saveoursport #saveourjobs #toysnotguns

03.01.2022 We will be open from 10 till 2pm today

03.01.2022 We wont be open till 2pm today, as we have other work commitments on and cant get down the shop till then! Thanks and we will see you then.

03.01.2022 Alrighty, so anyone who hasn't written their local member lately please get onto that today, we have reached that point where ministers are fatigued from email ...so now is a great time to switch things up and to send them some paper mail, which as I recall they have to respond to. AT this point if you want them to get it before Tuesday might be best to send it express post, if you cannot then send normal post &/or email. SA Parliament even give us this handy list of everyones mailing addresses. https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au//House-of-Assembly/Members Hit up the opposition leader & anyone else on this list you feel the need to, I highly recommend hiting up the 4 independents if you have not done so. Hon Frances Bedford Hon Geoffrey Brock Mr Samuel Duluk Mr Troy Bell And please keep it respectful. See more

03.01.2022 We will be open at 4:00 today due to hold up of appointments.. sorry for the inconvenience. Please if you have any queries please call 0433173112. We are happy to help wherever we can.. Thankyou

02.01.2022 The shop will be closed today! Hope you all have a good weekend

01.01.2022 Finally some good news.. If you would like to financially help, go onto the gbaa page and donate.. every bit helps..