What Paintball Is NOT...
Paintball, like everything else, has
its detractors. There are those who see paintball as a violent and politically
incorrect past time. They couldn't be farther from the truth.
Many writers will tell you about what paintball is. I'm going to tell you what
paintball ISN'T.
PAINTBALL ISN'T VIOLENT
PAINTBALL ISN'T MOCK WAR, NOR IS IT A METAPHOR FOR WAR
PAINTBALL IS NOT BAD FOR KIDS
PAINTBALL IS NOT DANGEROUS
PAINTBALL ISN'T TRAINING PEOPLE FOR THE
OVERTHROW OF THE GOVERNMENT
PAINTBALL ISN'T TRAINING PEOPLE TO KILL,
NOR DOES IT MAKE PEOPLE "GET USED TO"
SHOOTING SOMEONE
PAINTBALL DOES NOT PROMOTE VIOLENT TENDENCIES IN PEOPLE
PAINTBALL ISN'T TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO USE FIREARMS
I hope, after reading this, that you can see that paintball is a harmless and
fun game. Over one million people in North America play paintball. Not one of
them is a violent, warmongering, psychotic mass murderer. Paintball has been
around since 1981 and no one has been able to link violent crime DIRECTLY AS A
RESULT OF PLAYING PAINTBALL. Why? Because there is no direct relation
Play hard! Play fast! Play safe!