Saturday, May 9, 2009

Germany Moves to Outlaw Paintball

Shades of HR 45...

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The German government says it plans to ban combat games such as paintball, in response to a recent school shooting...

...Berlin also plans to ban games like paintball and laser-tag that simulate killing on the grounds that they trivialise and encourage violence...

...The new measures being proposed to parliament also include tighter gun control rules and give officials the right to conduct checks on gun owners...

...Anyone defying the proposed new rule could face a 5,000-euro (£4,474) fine...

...Under the proposed rules, the authorities would be given more right to ensure weapons are safely locked up...

You can read the article here.

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