Editing Firearm (section)

===Australia===
Australia has a definition of firearms in its 1996 legal act:

{{blockquote|"firearm" means any device, whether or not assembled or in parts —
* (a)     which is designed or adapted, or is capable of being modified, to discharge shot or a bullet or other missile by the expansion of gases produced in the device by the ignition of strongly combustible materials or by compressed air or other gases, whether stored in the device in pressurised containers or produced in the device by mechanical means; and
* (b)     whether or not operable or complete or temporarily or permanently inoperable or incomplete
— and which is not —
* (c)     an industrial tool powered by cartridges containing gunpowder or compressed air or other gases which is designed and intended for use for fixing fasteners or plugs or for similar purposes; or
* (d)     a captive bolt humane killer; or
* (e)     a spear gun designed for underwater use; or
* (f)     a device designed for the discharge of signal flares; or
* (h)     a device commonly known as a kiln gun or ringblaster, designed specifically for knocking out or down solid material in kilns, furnaces or cement silos; or
* (i)     a device commonly known as a line thrower designed for establishing lines between structures or natural features and powered by compressed air to other compressed gases and used for rescue purposes, rescue training or rescue demonstration; or
* (j)     a device of a prescribed class;<ref name="www5.austlii.edu.au" />
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