An American Swiftie has pointed about the huge difference between what fans are allowed to take into Taylor Swift‘s Australian concerts compared to her US shows.

TikTok star Molly Halter said she was surprised Aussie Swifties took non-transparent bags to the shows.

‘I’m watching the Eras Tour Australia and I’m like, “Why don’t they have to wear clear bags?”‘ she asked in a video on social media.

Halter suggested Australia’s more lenient rules could be due to the country’s strict gun laws.

‘Because they don’t have gun problems.’

Many of Molly’s Australian followers quickly took to the comment section to debate her theory.

‘I think it’s because guns aren’t legal over here,’ one Aussie follower wrote and a second added: ‘I’m Australian and it never occurred to me why you needed clear bags.’

While Molly claims Australia has laxer concert admission policies, earlier this week other American Swifties condemned the country as a ‘police state’.

Australia was labelled an ‘Orwellian dystopia’ after fans noticed a strange sign at Taylor Swift’s Sydney concert on Sunday night.

In posts shared to X, Swifties, most of them from the United States, condemned a placard that read ‘report antisocial behaviour’ posted at Accor stadium, where the American pop superstar is performing a total of four concerts.

Signs encouraging people to ‘report antisocial behaviour’ are often seen in stadiums at large sporting and music events in Australia.

A clip of Taylor performing on stage with the notice in the background prompted outrage on the social media site this weekend.

‘Australia is a police state,’ wrote an American X user, alongside the original video and a screenshot in which the offending sign was circled.

‘I saw that, made my hairs stand up,’ replied one more, while another chimed in, ‘They gave up their guns and are now paying for it.’

Swift performed the third of her four Sydney concerts at Accor stadium on Sunday night, after successful gigs on Friday and Saturday, and will take the stage a final time on Monday evening.