My thoughts on kids (11-14yr olds) playing paintball

[mjs1217]

As some of you know, I am 13 years old and have been playing paintball since I was 11. I also try to respect other players as much as possible, discourage use of a paintball gun by my peers in any place other than a shooting range, closed off backyard, or field, and never use my paintball gun in an inappropriate manner. However, I am considered to be "advanced" for my age, and thusly slightly more mature than most of my peers, many of whom often do stupid things with their paintball markers and gear that setback the sport even further.
I would just like to say that, contrary to the opinion held by many people, paintball players or otherwise, not all people my age are "stupid little kids". While, unfortunately, many of them are quite immature, there are a few responsible players my age out there.
I just thought I would bring this to your attention.


-Matt

[*ArKfEaR*]

lol kid, chill out on the graded essay type writing.

GJ though ..

A if it was getting graded.

Heh

[Mag Master 04]

hmmm

Any the pulitzer prize for outstanding vocabulary goes to a phony 13 year old.

[Miscue]

Knock it off ya turd burglars. There's nothing wrong with what he wrote.

[mjs1217]

Thanks Miscue.

[_Spork_1]

Re: My thoughts on kids (11-14yr olds) playing paintball

Originally posted by mjs1217
As some of you know, I am 13 years old and have been playing paintball since I was 11. I also try to respect other players as much as possible, discourage use of a paintball gun by my peers in any place other than a shooting range, closed off backyard, or field, and never use my paintball gun in an inappropriate manner. However, I am considered to be "advanced" for my age, and thusly slightly more mature than most of my peers, many of whom often do stupid things with their paintball markers and gear that setback the sport even further.
I would just like to say that, contrary to the opinion held by many people, paintball players or otherwise, not all people my age are "stupid little kids". While, unfortunately, many of them are quite immature, there are a few responsible players my age out there.
I just thought I would bring this to your attention.


-Matt

heres my respect for you before this thread | | heres it after this thread | | '


i respect you so much mroe now!

your friends don't relaly set the sport back, trust me.

[Lee]

turd burglar.....HA!! that was funny.

[Bubonic Plauge]

Turd Bugler!

LOL...I am putting that into my repetoire (sp).

[mjs1217]

Spork, yes I suppose I may have been wrong. A kid shooting off another kid's ear and making him deaf in that ear for life doesnt set back the sport, it just temporarily delays it right?

And Lee, I believe he stole that from The Simpsons (..or was it South Park...?)

[Mallagant]

I'm 17 and i believe that my friends set the sport back much further than your's would ever dream of doing. *mutters about morons* Its just a person to person thing...some people like to play paintball and others like to shoot nieborhood cats...and houses.

[Lee]

had to be south park.

[mjs1217]

Mallagant, this is exactly what I'm talking about. If someone gets hurt in one of those acts of delinquency, then the sport will take a hit. Gee, does anyone remember those two kids who shot a guy on skates with a paintball gun, sending him into a coma?

[CaptaiN_JacK]

hmmm

first, mjs, we all know thats not how u normally talk to stop acting like ur a really smart, mature 13 yr old. second, i dont think that paintball accidents/people doing dumb things with pb guns sets pb back any more than people having accidents/doing stupid stuff in other sports. ALL sports have their share of accidents, from being stupid or not.


sure, pb gets set back sometimes, but so do all other sports.

[Peach]

Originally posted by mjs1217
Mallagant, this is exactly what I'm talking about. If someone gets hurt in one of those acts of delinquency, then the sport will take a hit. Gee, does anyone remember those two kids who shot a guy on skates with a paintball gun, sending him into a coma?

Hahaha.... Thats sad but I would have paid to see that...

[logamus]

lets remember what we learned from "bambi" guys, if you dont have anything nice to say, dont say anything at all.