I hear from time to time horror stories about the cases in Jersey, the BATF and silencer issues, and other obstacles that had to be overcome with a joint effort in paintball during the years grew towards what it is today. I don't discount for a moment the seriousness of those issues than, or what failure to overcome them may have been.
Recently it seems to me that governments, and government agencies have almost gone that extra step towards not seeing a problem. When asked about the tippman C3 the ATF seemed to take a quick stance that it was not a firearm, not based on its theory of operation, but based on its intended use. As the discussions at the time pointed out many people beleive they could have easily defended a position the other way.
When laws have been proposed recently that would have inadvertantly had an impact the sponsors of the bills, or other politicians, have been quick to work at changing the wording to make sure there it was not accidentally applied to paintballers playing the game.
It seems the only contentious legal actions lately have involved the transport of said markers. There are schools of thought that actually support such laws if carefully wordered (I do) and those that see it as an undo burden. I put this out here as debatable and a problem some of you may see with my rambling.
Don't know what the point is, it just seems to me that recently paintball has been accepted as a valid sport / recreational activity by those not involved with it and given consideration as such.
Recently it seems to me that governments, and government agencies have almost gone that extra step towards not seeing a problem. When asked about the tippman C3 the ATF seemed to take a quick stance that it was not a firearm, not based on its theory of operation, but based on its intended use. As the discussions at the time pointed out many people beleive they could have easily defended a position the other way.
When laws have been proposed recently that would have inadvertantly had an impact the sponsors of the bills, or other politicians, have been quick to work at changing the wording to make sure there it was not accidentally applied to paintballers playing the game.
It seems the only contentious legal actions lately have involved the transport of said markers. There are schools of thought that actually support such laws if carefully wordered (I do) and those that see it as an undo burden. I put this out here as debatable and a problem some of you may see with my rambling.
Don't know what the point is, it just seems to me that recently paintball has been accepted as a valid sport / recreational activity by those not involved with it and given consideration as such.
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