Chris Schneck

In the wake of recent and tragic events, Tim Kretschmer killing of 15 in March, a few sauerkraut’s have decided that, in the father land, games like paintball should be banned!

Not included in the linked article :

• Tim Kretschmer, 17, was in therapy
• Tim Kretschmer had potential access to approximately 15 firearms, but no mention of paintball markers?
• Tim Kretschmer was alleged to have disclosed his plan previous to the attack
• Tim Kretschmer had a specific grudge and the attack wasn’t random

 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/5291891/Germany-to-ban-paintball-in-wake-of-high-school-shooting.html

So since paintball has no link to the mentioned attack in March, why ban it? Nowhere have I read that the shooter, Tim Kretschmer, had an interest in or even played paintball.

Paintball gets the ban, but firearms stay legal? OH MEIN GOTT

Electronic triggers for paintball markers, either sear tripping or solenoid actuating, give anyone with the cash an instant advantage in rate of fire capabilities. With rates of fire nearing 20 balls per second or more your uber paintball marker should be used with caution and in a tactically correct way to yield any real benefit. ( oh and to make sure no one gets hurt )

Suppressive fire isn’t a new or revolutionary concept, but its surprising to see many new or relatively inexperienced woodsballers using it haphazardly without control or team coordination. I cant deny that there isn’t a slight satisfaction to raining paint down on someone, but you need to learn when to stop shooting as not to bonus ball anyone and how to time your barrages to help in team movement.

It’s quite simple really, while one person in the squad is laying it down on the opfor everyone else should be moving into a different position to try and build an angle on the target. After a lot of practice this isn’t even something that needs to be discussed before hand, if you hear a teammate shooting at someone that’s your signal to move and to try and flank them. The whole practice of shooting and moving is what makes paintball .  .  . paintball! Speedball or woodsball, it doesn’t matter, this is how the game universally works.

Unless you’re a full fledged noobinator, then the correct thing to do is to stay in one spot with your finger on the trigger and after 2 minutes when your rain of paint terror is over and you’ve accomplished nothing, quickly call yourself out and walk off the field.

Just as a paintball marker is only as good as the person using it, having full auto capabilities in your squad is only as useful as the squad itself. Practice and team coordination make full auto useful, not the individual or their marker.

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