So as I have read some more articles I have come to realize that this has been a problem for a while but now it is on the rise.  "While aggravated assaults increased from 128 last year to 156—with 111 reported in 2004—most of the incidents accounting for this year’s rise were paintball attacks on pedestrians and motorists in which no injuries were recorded beyond bruises and welts." It is crazy in my eyes how people are getting hurt by these so called toys on a daily basis!  Like thie article I have linked you to in the beginning, is based on statistics that were posted in Dec. of 2006.  Do you think it is a matter of putting a law on these guns or a matter of kids and parents being more aware of the dangers?  

Now, many people have the question of, "how can we stop the crime?"  But in my eyes I do not think it will ever be put to a stop but the rates could  very possible be reduced.  In my opinion I think the only way to reduce this rate is to make the community more aware of the dangers behind these toys.

In this article I found some information that might be well worth reading when thinking of purchasing a paintball gun, weither you are a parent or a teen buying one.  There are some facts that could lead you to not buy one unless you are involved in the sport. Like this quote got my to say ..."wow"... "Most paintball guns shoot a 68 caliber paint pellet. The pellet is a thin plastic shell filled with a water soluble paint. Guns shoot the pellets at a speed of 200 to 300 feet per second. Since the paint pellets are fairly light (only weighing a few grams each), they have little momentum while in flight, and thus are not lethal like the heavy lead projectiles fired from conventional firearms."  As you will find out there is more power behind these toys then we could ever imagine!