Hi guys the facts are we have a nation of parents some are very good some over protective and some dam right don't give a F$£" as long as thier kids are out form under their feet.
We have to protect our sport and it's future from these individuals as we have seen this year the media twist the facts.
Untill the goverment tighten up the maufatures aren't going to help with this one and if we had colledge paintball here or stricter laws we would not be having these problems. Or possible problems.
We all love our sport thats why were here play ball and some of us live it. Kids will be stupid mother won't always care It happens deal with it.
The media will always be the best creative writters out there been there done that ..............
We don't have to like it but we are in a position to do some thing about it paintball is still small enough.
Tell me why no colledge ball here why no schools clubs I have read about and spoken to young americans about it so why ?
You tell me?
Yorkie is doing his bit afre being nagged to death for a year by his kids. I launched the accdemy and run god knows how many very safe educational games of kids paintball a year
Just for the record, I shall let you all into a little sectret here I spent 4 years as a school govenor. Yup it's true.
Our edcation sytem dose not like the kids doing risk stuff they are still paying for the cliff incedent god how long ago was that 16 +, years ago.
Crooked Poo you have a very valid point every one is responcible for their own actions, sadly it's some thing that gets over looked far too often these days. You can analize and intulectlize any given stiation as to why some one has behaved in a certain manner. But the buck stops with the indivdual, they made a choice. The sooner we all take a step back from this and take on board the recponsiblty that comes with our actions the sooner the world will be a better place.
I dout this will happen but those of us who care can all do some thing about it weither its taking paintball mags to work and showing our colleges there is so much more to it.
Helping add weight to the UKPSF just by joining or acctually getting off your arse and trying to really make a diffrence.
People don't like the boat being rocked no one likes change but if this trend increases some thing is going to have to be doen and soon rather than later.
Just take gun clubs as every one is quoting fire arms regulations would we all wnat our markers to have to be kept at our local site?
I for one would not and I dout any oother site owner would either! it is getting harder to legally keep guns and in the same breath more people are getting shot.
Ultimatly the mother is at fault here a 12 year old should not be messing around with a potenially dangerous object.
If we can't get registration going should we be trying to make paintball more acessable in a safe educational formate.
What are you veiws if you felt strongly enough to post what do you personally think we could do and what can you see your self having done about it in a years time?
3 years ago next month I wrote my first paintball article (yes it was spellchecked and proff read) My point is it was about helping make paintball more accessable for kids and getting more young blood into the sport. I have done it and I am very proud of them all even if they do have their moments.
Food for thought sparklie
