2007-09-30 10:14:50 · 21 answers · asked by Lu 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
My 8 year old son was shot with one by a man in our neighborhood because he was in his yard.
2007-09-30 10:25:46 · update #1
No way!!! Have you ever been tagged by one of those paint balls? They leave welts the size of goose eggs! NOT a toy, or something to give to children as a toy!
2007-09-30 10:19:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
My kid knows someone the same age that has one, and he is a little bully. 10 years old, the kid has everything, and he shoots his friends with paintballs. They can put out eyes and cause other damage. They are not toys for kids. I don't allow my son to play with this little mean kid, but he lives down the street from one of my son's friends, so they do come into contact with him and his sidekick.
My rule is that if it shoots anything out of it, then it is not for anyone under 10 to use. But a paintball gun is too powerful of an "adult toy"
2007-09-30 10:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a toy. It is meant to tag others in the games as in other sports.
Is a tackle in football meant to knock down the opponent a lethal weapon event? No. It is a contact sport.
In organized paint ball events, if a player uses his own frozen paint balls, he is ejected from the event and banned from returning.
Dart games can be dangerous if the dart is not thrown at the bulls eye target.
If a paint ball is targeting a non-player, it might be considered an assault and/or battery unless there is a provocation or such.
2007-09-30 10:47:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A paintball gun can be very entertaining but it also can be very dangerous!! It depends on the person using it My nephew took paintballs then froze them then shot them and thats when it doesnt become a toy!!
2007-09-30 10:23:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I actual have actual mixed thoughts approximately this undertaking. Airsoft weapons are in essence "toys" that do shoot actual, albeit very low capability "bullets" (plastic BB's). If Airsoft is someones *basically* exposure to firearms, then I say they're a foul element to ascertain firearms safety. in the event that they're basically element of someones exposure to firearms, and that guy or woman is mature adequate to understand the version, then I say they do little harm. even although I understand why human beings experience in a various way here. average in spite of the undeniable fact that, even although i in my opinion owned an Airsoft gun i'm no longer a fan - if the sole undertaking is firearms safety in maximum situations.
2016-12-14 04:11:13 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its some old guy using it to shoot at kinds that walk by his yard then no its not a toy i concider that to be a weapon and he can be charged for it.
now if the kid had 1 too and they were wearing the proper safety gear then yea i would call it a toy and harmless fun.
2007-09-30 12:57:42 · answer #6 · answered by Dont get Infected 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there a toy until you alter the with a chemical to harm or if there used as a weapon to chase someone out of a yard i would sue the dummy fu86 if it was my kid or stick the gun up his @ss for him
2007-09-30 14:49:47 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is NOT A TOY - those things can take a person eye out if they are not wearing the correct gear.
Not a toy
2007-09-30 10:20:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i think it depends on how it is used. if you took it into a burger king and demanded the cashier give you money i would think it would be the same as threatening with a real gun. as the average person doesn't really handle guns / be able to identify what they are.
2007-09-30 10:19:27 · answer #9 · answered by Mildred S 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
in the same way that abaseball bat is yes. paintballing and airsoft are sports, in which, like any sport, people can get hurt. yes i would call it a toy. sorta.
2007-09-30 10:17:33 · answer #10 · answered by michael n 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋