Defending with paintballs?

[Buddha 3]

Don't do it. "Reasonable force" and the effect it may have on the sport outweigh the possible benefits.

Totally disagree. If a paintballgun is the only way to really defend yourself (face it, rioters and looters won't really be deterred by a big mouth), just go ahead and shoot them in the mouth. Any person's safety is worth much more than your ability to partake in a hobby.

 

[Timboy]

Anyone breaks into my house when my family is there, they'll not be leaving under their own steam.

End of story.

Paintball guns have nothing to do with it, it'll be a case of whatever appears in my hands first.

For the intruders sake, he'd better hope the first item to hand isn't the 12 inch rubber **** I treated myself to recently.

 

[Canon Fodder]

just make sure you load with aniseed balls and eat the evidence after..... obviously this is a joke, no, never, honest officer, do you want a sweetie?

Just to make it clear this is not a serious suggestion, don't fire aniseed balls out of your marker it'd reflect badly on the sport we love (and possibly damage your marker).

If the rage these people are infected with makes it to my house they'll have a choice of blunt, bladed and projectile to make sure the response is proportional to their method attack, unless it turns out they are zombies - then I'm hiding in the loft and dragging the ladder up after me!

 

[Chazum]

I would use my gun, if they try break in and burn my house down it's there own fault

 

[platoongod]

As much as we can debate this and say no to using the paintball marker as it makes you the aggressor , the fact of the mater is, should one of these idiots break into your home with intention to loot, burn down or attack you, the majority will either cower or fight back by all means necessary.
I can say this much, if one of these thugs broke into my house with the intention of hurting my family a paint ball would be the least of there worries.

 

[BaconDude]

I say police should use markers in riot control. Theyre using rubber bullets which have the same/more damage potential than paint, and paint has added benefit of marking them for arrest.

I say use means as needed, including your gat. Just try to aim for centre mass

 

[MeDiC]

I think the RAP4 pepperballs are a fantastic idea and our riot police should be taking them out as soon as possible. They break on impact coating the target and dispersing some of the powder into the immediate area. Same effect as capture or pepper spray but maintains the distance between the perp and the police, giving them time and safety to effect an arrest.

 

[Missy-Q]

Honestly I feel that the most suitable punishment is 'The Stocks'. Put them in the stocks for 2 days without food or water, and have the law-abiding folk throw stuff at them and abuse them as they see fit.
I would like to see harder punishment, but face it - None of these people will end up in jail. None of them will pay anything monetary to rebuild what they have destroyed. They have already gotten away with it, and it's not like a 'black mark on their record' is going to prevent them from finding a job, because they're not looking for one. They are the useless parasitical breeding-masses who make our taxes higher. It is us who will be paying to fix the damage.

What does the UK need to do?
Re-instate compulsary 2 year National Service for anyone who does not go into further education.

 

[Liam92]

i know we all love our sport and whatnot, but if i had someone force their way into my house with the intention of attacking/stealing/vandalising i wouldn't be giving two sods if it made paintball look bad, sorry guys! if it's the difference between keeping me/my family/my posessions safe then that's what it will be.

as for the the arguement of reasonable force, the conditions of a successful defence of self defence in scotland is 1. imminent danger to life or limb 2. no reasonable means of escape 3. force used must be proportionate.
while the use of a weapon can often be disproportionate (there is a well known case in which nail scissors were used) if there is a threat of great bodily harm (i.e. he gonna kill you) then you are within your right to respond with lethal force.

so all in all using a paintball gun (non lethal) on someone who's broke in about to attack you, burn your house or whatever then you are well entitled in my view, but only if you would be unable to escape.

 

[JPeck]

My personal view would be not to use it; it would just give the sport a bad rep,
plus at the end of the day you prob hit one or two of the rioters then they could easily rush you and take you down while all you have done is given them a nice bruise.