I jest not about water pistols or the larger carbine/rifle versions, all are capable of projecting dangerous liquids that can blind (temporally or permanently) and which can seriously damage the mouth etc.
Vinegar, methylated spirits and ammonia based cleaning solutions are freely available at the supermarket and then there is kerosene, petrol and brake fluid; the varieties of ammunition are numerous.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/new-year-same-mayhem-teenager-daniel-christie-gravely-ill-20140101-306cx.html
This link stuns me.
And shows the selfy at its worst.
The need to be seen stands out clearly.
And an open contempt for others.

o sung wo it is my view and I am sure many others, that you are a well informed gent.
That gent comes in your every posts,and I hope we can find ten more of you this year.
I however am a front row forward, it hasbeen my life,s way, tuck the ball under your arm and run.
I can not over look some posts in favor of guns, my view is solidly with those you polled, never relax our current laws.
Read my link of this morning folks, no time exists for most *king hit* victims to defend them selves.
And surely, please make it so! *most know* king hits would continue and murders by gun would become every day.
It has been my lifelong experience criminals will always have guns.
But giving every anti social fool is madness.

Belly,

Why was there not mayhem on the streets of NSW when "possess, use and carry" pistol licences were available to persons of good repute?
That is pre 1996 and when any citizen could own a long arm for self protection.

I don't notice any improvement.

King Hit merchants ought not be sent to jail but rather given a dozen of the best, with a cane, on the bare buttocks in public outside the local town hall on a Saturday morn at, say, 11 AM when there is sure to be an appreciative crowd.

I can not over look some posts in favor of guns,
Belly,
I am not in favour of guns either just as I am not in favour of having no right to defend myself & what's mine or someone else I want to protect. I don't actually want a gun I just want the right to defend myself be that with a gun or with a crow bar.
is mise is on the ball by public lashing of those vermin who do nothing but cause misery to others.
Look at it this way. Imagine at your wedding there was an incident of someone dying from being king hit. The culprit will get 25 years at most yet you'll have to wait for another 25 years before you can celebrate your golden anniveriary. Now if that person who died 50 years earlier can't attend your anniversary & celebrate whilst his killer can celebrate his 25th anniversary since being let out. Does make you feel great doesn't it ?
We only hear of statistics of people who died from attacks but those who survived have to keep living a miserable existence never get a mention.
Isn't it about time criminals get dealt with properly ? Let us defend ourselves without having to become criminals too. The ball is in the do-gooders court.

First Indy congratulation on a well put together and thought out post.
Is Mise too has a point, I never was a cop like our o sung wo or Chris Gaff.
But I was a country boy who wanted to see Sydney in my teen years, some of them.
Country blokes still like the bush dance a few beers and to test them selves in a fight or two.
Lets look mat self protection for us, those past 50 and even us older ones.
ANY weapon we produce ups the anti, makes our attackers free to use the same weapons against us.
Even more likely take ours of us and use it against us.
IF a mandatory term in prison for any such assaults was in place my view is, providing it was long enough, a reduction in these gutless things would result.
Convinced a day will come that changes the laws
I prose the future earnings of those convicted of acts of violence should have a prime tax put on the till they pay for their own confinement