Originally Posted By: ireckon

It never occurred to me slingshots could be outlawed. An Internet search revealed Australia and the state of New York, seriously? I'd like to see the people who made these laws. It's hard to imagine such humans actually exist. I bet they'd also like to ban arms and legs that are over a certain strength level.



They're also illegal in NJ. Supposedly the law was originally drafted to mean "slungshots" (which are basically weights on the end of a string or strap carried as a weapon). However, somewhere along the line it got mixed up with slingshots.