Wide Bay gel blaster retailers and field operators have welcomed the new laws around the toys that take effect from February 1.
In 17 days, it will be an offence for people to openly carry gel blasters, which could be confused with a weapon or firearm, and they must be stored in a safe lockable place.
M4A1 Gel Blaster Hervey Bay manager Rikki-Lee Denyer said they were “all for harsher penalties for those that do the wrong thing”.
“We always have been, because for the people that shop with us, even our staff, this is a sport and a hobby not just a job,” she said.
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UPDATE 10.30AM: Firefighters have extinguished a fire that inside a three-bay shed at a private property south of Mackay this morning.
Emergency crews were called to the scene along the Bruce Highway at Clairview about 7.40am.
A Queensland Fire and Emergency Service spokeswoman said urban crews from Mackay and Sarina had put out the blaze just before 9am.
A Queensland Police Service spokesman said police were still at the property to continue investigations into how the fire started.
He said there were reports fuel tanks had “gone off” in the fire.
EARLIER 8.20AM: Firefighting crews are rushing to a large shed on fire at a private property south of Mackay.
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Subscriber only A car towing a caravan has crashed into a ditch on the Bruce Highway at Roys Rd, sparking major traffic delays for Sunshine Coast motorists. The crash comes on top of congestion problems at the usual suspect spots from Beerburrum to Beerwah and Caboolture to Elimbah. A Queensland Police Services spokesman said the crash happened in the southbound lanes north of the Roys Rd interchange. A car towing a caravan reportedly swerved to miss a vehicle and went into the median strip, he said. There were no injuries.