No matter how hard we try and raise the rep of the sport there will always be the bad seed that doesn't respect what we have worked for and does something like this. This just makes it harder for us to find sponsorship from our own town because of the bad press now.....
18:00 - 07 April 2004
Mindless gangs have been firing paintball guns at pedestrians in drive-by style shootings in Carmarthen.
Paintball and BB (ball bearing) guns have been fired several times in the town centre during the weekend.
One person has been hit, although as yet no-one has been seriously injured.
Police said they were treating the incidents as serious.
Inspector Paul Williams said: "If fired from short range, a paintball could result in someone losing their eye.
"And apart from this, if police see someone handling something resembling a firearm, we have to respond as if we are dealing with a real gun."
Leaders of national and local paintballing associations have also condemned the shootings.
Grant Woodhams, team manager of paintballing team the Carmarthen Cougars, said: "Firing paintball guns from moving vehicles is extremely dangerous, and could result in someone losing their sight.
"None of our members would take part in something like this. It is completely irresponsible and gives paintballing a bad reputation both locally and nationally.
"We paintball in controlled environments and always wear a full face goggle for protection. The highest speed we use is three foot a minute - if this hit you in the eye you would be blinded."
Chairman of the Paintballing Sports Federation, Steve Bull said the culprits may have been influenced by Eminem's film 8 Mile.
He said: "It sounds like youngsters copy-catting drive-by-shootings. It is an absolutely ridiculous, and very dangerous, thing to do.
(they miss-quoted him by the way lol)
18:00 - 07 April 2004
Mindless gangs have been firing paintball guns at pedestrians in drive-by style shootings in Carmarthen.
Paintball and BB (ball bearing) guns have been fired several times in the town centre during the weekend.
One person has been hit, although as yet no-one has been seriously injured.
Police said they were treating the incidents as serious.
Inspector Paul Williams said: "If fired from short range, a paintball could result in someone losing their eye.
"And apart from this, if police see someone handling something resembling a firearm, we have to respond as if we are dealing with a real gun."
Leaders of national and local paintballing associations have also condemned the shootings.
Grant Woodhams, team manager of paintballing team the Carmarthen Cougars, said: "Firing paintball guns from moving vehicles is extremely dangerous, and could result in someone losing their sight.
"None of our members would take part in something like this. It is completely irresponsible and gives paintballing a bad reputation both locally and nationally.
"We paintball in controlled environments and always wear a full face goggle for protection. The highest speed we use is three foot a minute - if this hit you in the eye you would be blinded."
Chairman of the Paintballing Sports Federation, Steve Bull said the culprits may have been influenced by Eminem's film 8 Mile.
He said: "It sounds like youngsters copy-catting drive-by-shootings. It is an absolutely ridiculous, and very dangerous, thing to do.
(they miss-quoted him by the way lol)
