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In Austria, are Microwave Guns illegal?
<p>A friend of mine got a new Microwave oven, and let me have his old one. As a hobbyist engineer, I'd of course love to use the magnetron within to build a small Microwave Gun, which for example to use to light Light bulbs at a distance, or to blow up small batteries.</p>
<p>As the device, however, can be quite dangerous to both health and belongings, damaging electrical systems and using high voltages and currents, I was just wondering if they were legal.</p>

<p>§1 WaffG (weapons law) defines what a weapon  is mentioned to be. Based on that definition, your microwave gun would be a weapon.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>... weapons are items designed by their very nature to eliminate or
reduce a person's ability to attack or defend himself through direct
action ...</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Nevertheless, none of the remaining law paragraphs mention this kind of weapon. Also, §17 WaffG does not mention any restrictions on this type of weapon (like e.g it's done for brass knuckles).</p>
<p>So, I don't think that it would be a problem.</p>
<p>But based on SPG (security police law), it's not allowed to carry it everywhere around. That's because, for some areas weapons are forbidden generally. (e.g. Prater, Vienna)</p>
