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Well in Victoria Australia (not sure if its anywhere else) You have be 18 years old to use a paintball gun and cant legally own a paintball gun without a gun license.

In Australia there is no media classification above 'R' (which excludes all viewers under the age of 18).

This means that pornography is essentially illegal in most forms if it's what you'd consider 'hardcore' pornography. If no bits are showing it's usually alright. This 'softcore' pornography would be rated 'R'.

Most adult video stores have a selection of illegally imported 'X' rated films, so most Australians are unaware of this. Publishing hardcore pornography on the internet is illegal here, and viewing it is questionable too. Some may recall that an Australian man was charged with viewing and sharing child pornograpy because he emailed around certain pornographic 'The Simpsons' fan-pics.

I'm not posting this because it's a stupid law, but because it makes the OP's law make a lot more sense. As Howard infers above, pornography is pretty much everything 'sexually explicit' except for the explicit act of sexual intercourse.

We're still allowed to have fun down 'ere. The law only prohibits you from being a loser.

Howard A Treesong wrote:

Mr Mystery wrote:Hurrah! Time to post up daftness of laws.

In Britain, Pornography is not to be viewed by people under 18. The age of consent is 16. Thus, one could say for the first two years, you have to keep your eyes shut.

No, but taking some naughty photographs of your 16 year old bride would be producing child porn. You can have sex with your wife but not film it.

DAMN!

Asherian Command wrote:

Howard A Treesong wrote:

Mr Mystery wrote:Hurrah! Time to post up daftness of laws.

In Britain, Pornography is not to be viewed by people under 18. The age of consent is 16. Thus, one could say for the first two years, you have to keep your eyes shut.

No, but taking some naughty photographs of your 16 year old bride would be producing child porn. You can have sex with your wife but not film it.

DAMN!

Is that not the case in the US? You can get married at 14-16 depending on the state, but can't produce pornographic material until you are 18?

Howard A Treesong wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:

Howard A Treesong wrote:

Mr Mystery wrote:Hurrah! Time to post up daftness of laws.

In Britain, Pornography is not to be viewed by people under 18. The age of consent is 16. Thus, one could say for the first two years, you have to keep your eyes shut.

No, but taking some naughty photographs of your 16 year old bride would be producing child porn. You can have sex with your wife but not film it.

DAMN!

Is that not the case in the US? You can get married at 14-16 depending on the state, but can't produce pornographic material until you are 18?

Yeah. But considering it was a joke. I don't care either way.
Anyway Anyone have any stupid laws in Australia? I know their are many XD

In NoDak, It's illegal to sleep with your shoes on.

Also, if Native Americans are in a group of 6? 8? or more, it is considered a Raiding party and it is fully legal to shoot them.