steel cored paintballs?

[Rudz]

i thought it was beanbags fired out of a 12ga.

no it was an fn303 with rubber balls, the fn303 was since retired from the boston pd, after its one and only use...do a search, we had a thread on it a while back

[Dark Side]

hmmm......i sense bad things coming from these. although maybe i'll buy a few for those players that wipe

Just use marbles.

[Tao]

yeah.... i'm waiting to get this guy's addy, that way i can report him to his city's PD department.

he's a 70km drive from me, which puts him uncomfortable close to me for finding these on local fields

Yeah I was going to phone the RCMP about it, but I think as it stands it is legal. His selling them may be illegal, but I doubt they are specifically controlled. You may be able to possess them but if they are used as a weapon it would be illegal. Like I said pepper spray is not allowed to be used even in self defence (against another person), but you can freely buy "bear repellant" which is of course pepper spray. It most likely is the same case here.

[SummaryJudgement]

I like how the guy seems mildly peeved about people contacting him with the correction


He might as well be selling steel ball earings!

[MedicDVG]

I know that there are those out there who say "Wouldnt these be great for a self defense product? Wouldnt they have no overspray like mace or legal issues like a Taser?" These are both true but in the spirit of co-operation I have to repeat that these are sold as a steel core rubber bullet for target practice out of paintball guns. Not as a paintball. They have no paint in them. I even listed them under Hunting goods , no longer as a paintball item. Now would the good paintballers quit emailing me. By the way the LAPD use Tippmann paintball markers to launch these at protesters ( maybe you should email them next)

hahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Mongoose]

Originally Posted by eBay listing
I know that there are those out there who say "Wouldnt these be great for a self defense product? Wouldnt they have no overspray like mace or legal issues like a Taser?" These are both true but in the spirit of co-operation I have to repeat that these are sold as a steel core rubber bullet for target practice out of paintball guns. Not as a paintball. They have no paint in them. I even listed them under Hunting goods , no longer as a paintball item. Now would the good paintballers quit emailing me. By the way the LAPD use Tippmann paintball markers to launch these at protesters ( maybe you should email them next)

[WalkingTarget]

the very fact he has sold them as a 'self defense product' makes it illegal.... he's distributing with intent.

it's no diferent than saying

"i'm selling these high-voltage capacitor thingies that make a pretty light show when you press the button. now i know you're thinking 'hey, that would make a great taser for self defense', but i'm listing these under 'household goods' to be co-operative"

nah, his PD will be recieving a call

[Lohman446]

They are intended to make something a weapon - that is there intent.

If enough people complain to e-bay they will get pulled. E-bay is sensitive to consumer complaints :P.

[BigEvil]

The seller updated his listing;

After much complaining by a few purist paintballers we have decided to redo our listings for these rubber bullets that we previously sold as "steel core tactical paintballs' They are in fact a riot control steel core rubber bullet of 68 caliber size that were designed by Tactical Solutions to be fired from any Paintball Marker. They do not have any paint in them. Therefore they are not paintballs . Fine Point Taken quit writing me.

[pyrodragon]

i'm all for self protection, but with all the problems with firearns, this is by far better solution to firearms. in the right hands it wouldn't be misuse. in most states it's illegal for a person under 18 to buy bbs, paintballs, pellets or CO2. i wouldn't mind having some with a PGP. lot better than killing the person or badly injurying the person. another point is when kids get ahold of firearms. it's going to injury a child but you great reduce the chance of the child being seriously hurt or even worst dead. with a firearm, a child only needs to find a bullet. with these the child has to find the balls and the air supply. now most kids can figure it out but it takes them longer to figure out where the two are. but the best solution to that is educating the child about firearm safety rather it be a real firearm or a paintball marker. personally i much rather have the rubber balls over any firearm in my house. that's my 2 cents.

[mobsterboy]

finally a use for my pgp pump pistol! I can see this ending badly for anyone I decide to lock and load for...

[Lohman446]

i'm all for self protection, but with all the problems with firearns, this is by far better solution to firearms. in the right hands it wouldn't be misuse. in most states it's illegal for a person under 18 to buy bbs, paintballs, pellets or CO2. i wouldn't mind having some with a PGP. lot better than killing the person or badly injurying the person. another point is when kids get ahold of firearms. it's going to injury a child but you great reduce the chance of the child being seriously hurt or even worst dead. with a firearm, a child only needs to find a bullet. with these the child has to find the balls and the air supply. now most kids can figure it out but it takes them longer to figure out where the two are. but the best solution to that is educating the child about firearm safety rather it be a real firearm or a paintball marker. personally i much rather have the rubber balls over any firearm in my house. that's my 2 cents.

One danger of these is the fact people mistake them for NON-lethal. They are less lethal, but they are still a lethal projectile fully capable of serious injury / death.

[Mongoose]

i'm all for self protection, but with all the problems with firearns, this is by far better solution to firearms. in the right hands it wouldn't be misuse. in most states it's illegal for a person under 18 to buy bbs, paintballs, pellets or CO2. i wouldn't mind having some with a PGP. lot better than killing the person or badly injurying the person. another point is when kids get ahold of firearms. it's going to injury a child but you great reduce the chance of the child being seriously hurt or even worst dead. with a firearm, a child only needs to find a bullet. with these the child has to find the balls and the air supply. now most kids can figure it out but it takes them longer to figure out where the two are. but the best solution to that is educating the child about firearm safety rather it be a real firearm or a paintball marker. personally i much rather have the rubber balls over any firearm in my house. that's my 2 cents.

Its all about safety and responsiblilty.
I think i will keep my 9mm.
If someone is breaking into my house....trying to hurt my family! I'd say they are lucky i dont grab the 12 guage.
but if you feel that a few welts will do the job....goodluck

P.S paintball guns should fire paintballs.. thats it!!

[thecavemankevin]

If that happens to me i think i would go Cho Seung-Hui's on the kid <----i know it was a bad joke but i had to say it.

dude, hahahahahaha lets make a joke about one of the worst villans in our countries history only a few days after he viciously murdered 32 innocent people. Dude you're so awesome

ps: welcome to AO

[Chris_automag_07]

If that happens to me i think i would go Cho Seung-Hui's on the kid <----i know it was a bad joke but i had to say it.

just get the hell off the forum you *POOF*. How could you even find that remotely funny. Grow up.












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