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Massachusetts lawmakers to discuss "An Act Prohibiting the Use of Paintball Guns" Not a lot of detail yet

#1 Iram

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 05:15 PM

READ THE WHOLE THING BEFORE YOU REPLY
I'm sick and tired of reading stupid responses from guys who haven't read bothered to read.

I just got an NRA-ILA alert that the Massachusetts congress Joint Committe on Public Safety and Homeland Security is going to be discussing a number of gun related bills on Thursday, November 19 including "An Act Prohibiting the Use of Paintball Guns".

I haven't been able to find the text of the bill. Thought you folks might be interested though.

Full content of the email alert is at http://www.nraila.or...ad.aspx?id=5206

EDIT: BigFoot has been able to find the text of the bill. His post is quoted below for easy reference. At first read, this doesn't look too bad. S-967 is the law beind discussed on Thursday. Basically it creates a $100 fine for shooting across public roads, etc., or for possession of a marker by a minor in a public place. There is a specific exemption for people at paintball fields.

bigfoot, on 16 November 2009 - 09:30 PM, said:

well guys i found alot more info, and the laws that i found seem to be not too bad i guess:

S-967 sponsored by Sen Morrisey: basically the proposed law stats that no minor under the age of 18 shall be in a public place without an adult, and cannot discharge it PDF link right here: http://www.mass.gov/...pdf/st00967.pdf

S-1001 sponsored by R. Tisei: proposed that you cannot sell a paintball/bb/air rifle to a person under the age of 18, and also inclued the same terms in S-967 where a minor cannot discharge a paintball/bb/ air rifle in a public way/train depot, alley way, etc etc
link is here: http://www.mass.gov/...pdf/ST01001.PDF

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 05:23 PM

crap, more bad news...

oh, and first.

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 06:38 PM

this is effin rediculous!

What the hell does prohibiting mean?
are they trying to say cannot use outside of the field? or does that mean not being allowed to use?
rediculous

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 07:06 PM

wtf what did we do FUCKING NOTHING!!!!! paintball is a sport why dont the get over that for fuck sake and let us be!!! :excl:

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 07:22 PM

murk_da_mask, on 13 November 2009 - 06:38 PM, said:

this is effin rediculous!

What the hell does prohibiting mean?
are they trying to say cannot use outside of the field? or does that mean not being allowed to use?
rediculous

Prohibiting would mean no paintball guns, period, that's my guess anyways. Prohibit means to not allow. So I don't know if they'll ban them entirely, or ban any use of them off field.

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 07:47 PM

Sorry, but going by their standpoint (grouping Paintball markers with actual firearms), thats a total violation of the second amendment...

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 07:53 PM

PBFez, on 13 November 2009 - 07:47 PM, said:

Sorry, but going by their standpoint (grouping Paintball markers with actual firearms), thats a total violation of the second amendment...

What makes you think they're grouping paintball markers with actual firearms?

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:06 PM

paintball gun is in most cases classified as a firearm

this sucks though im in MA...

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:09 PM

Fuck that, this won't go through, this is just another bat-shit witchhunt, just like in Germany, and that bil didn't go through, and neither will this.

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:20 PM

It's Massachusetts. It has a strong chance of going through.

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:23 PM

I've been looking for the actual text of the bill and haven't found anything yet about what's really in it. If any of you guys in MA have Thursday off, you can actually go down to the statehouse and speak at the meeting. Unfortunatley I can't make it due to work, but if you're in the area go down and speak your mind. No reason to bitch online at people who have no power when you can actually talk to the lawmakers in person.

In MA, congressmen are required by law to bring any proposed law from a constituent to committee; frequently they'll spend a day or two at the end of the year just voting down all the stupid onces. It's possible this is just something like that.

justin734, on 13 November 2009 - 08:06 PM, said:

paintball gun is in most cases classified as a firearm

this sucks though im in MA...

For someone who lives in MA, you should know better than saying stupid things like that.

According to both state and federal law, a marker is NOT a paintball gun.

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:24 PM

Where the hell is John Adams when you need him!

If you don't know he is arguably the most influential person during the colonization of america and in the revolutionary war.
And basically he fought for rights and liberty. . . and was from Massachusetts. <I'm too lazy to go all out on explaining everything about it.

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:24 PM

Man, we Massachusetts ballers are always getting screwed.

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:39 PM

Paintball guns are not firearms (except maybe the Tippmann c3 depending on how you define "firearm") but I do get your point ,if they ban paintball guns could you still use a potato cannon to launch a paint filled balloon. Basically I'm saying it would be very hard for them to draw the line. Even if it manages to become a law at least Massachusetts isn't a very big state :rolleyes:

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Posted 14 November 2009 - 01:11 AM

If there prohbiting anything they should prohibit the selling of paintball guns at walmart.

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Posted 14 November 2009 - 02:54 AM

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acidblasta, on 14 November 2009 - 02:54 AM, said:

ugh... i hate politics.

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Posted 14 November 2009 - 02:04 PM

Iram, on 13 November 2009 - 08:23 PM, said:

For someone who lives in MA, you should know better than saying stupid things like that.

According to both state and federal law, a marker is NOT a paintball gun.

a marker is a paintball gun...

but thats still really stupid to me...why would the prohibit paintball guns...did they freakin run out of stuff to ban?

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Posted 14 November 2009 - 02:08 PM

FacePainter, on 13 November 2009 - 08:24 PM, said:

Thomas Jefferson was much much better.

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