Valken Newsletter Winter 2013 | Page 10

W 2 IN 0 TE 1 R 3 You should also be prepared to play at commercial paintball galleries in Australia, and not much else. Because paintball markers are legally considered a firearm they must also only be used at an authorised and licensed paintball gallery. There have been ‘off-site permits’ given to some events to occur away from a commercial paintball gallery, but not many. Learn to also respect the rule that only field bought paint may be shot at the field or event you are attending, it is rare for an event to be held allowing BYO paint. That said, whilst you won’t find your super cheap department store brands of paint in Australia, the prices of events and paint are comparable (after exchange rate) with events and fields in North America and Europe. Paintballing Down Under Paintball is an emerging sport in the Land Down Under. You would be right in thinkin