Dangerous combo with permanent consequences - A few beers, a few mates and a tattoo gun bought on eBay. #Australia

Electricity lineman Jack McMahon has used his tattoo gun on himself about a dozen times - and does not intend to stop.

''You just get a few beers into you and have a go with it,'' the 22-year-old from North Richmond said.

He is one of the many young people buying tattoo guns on the internet and becoming tattooists.Dozens of online shopping websites are selling tattoo guns in Australia: eBay and MyShopping have more than 3000 listings for ''tattoo kit'', with bidding starting at $15.

http://m.smh.com.au/nsw/online-tattoo-guns-trigger-health-risks-20130727-2qr4t.html