Assaulted by a paint ball gun... - Page 2

My advice would be to forgive and forget. You've reported it, and now you should let it go. If they don't get caught from this occurrence, they'll get caught next time, or the time after...

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Heh, not likely. The local police really dont care...

If you do carry a gun for protection, you could pull it out and shot about three warning shots into the air. I bet they would be louder than the kids paintball gun, and would get his attention quickly. Now with this idea, you might get hit more times, but at least when the kid does stop, he wouldn't have anywhere to go, and the cops could come, and you could press charges. See, no one gets hurt.

But you might need an awfully load gun. Oh well.

--Is it illegal to fire warning shots into the air? I suppose it wouldn't be as dangerous as pointing a gun at someone, and telling them to stop, since there is always a chance of a freak discharge.


Anyways it definitley sucks, and I hope you catch them. Little F**king rats!

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what?

ummm, warning shots.

fireing shots into the air is more deadly then the paintballs... and wouldent carrying a gun in a bag be considered a concealed weapon?

Man, you are absolutely insane! Trust me on this: if the cops do come, you'll be the one riding away in the back seat of the police car to the hoots of the paintballers. I can understand being angry and frustrated but I just don't see how a gun can possibly help you in this situation.

Physics of shooting straight up: the speed lost as the bullet slows on its path upward is regained as it falls back down to earth (accelaration due to gravity). The bullet would actually hit the ground with the same force as if you had shot it directly into the ground, if that makes any sense. Not as dangerous as pointing a gun at someone, but I'd hate to be dodging my own warning shots... Wouldn't that be ironic?

I can't see how a gun would help you in any situation on a bike.

Muzzle velocity would be greater than terminal velocity when the projectile falls back to earth.

So the impact on the ground would be less than if you fired the bullet into the ground.

Still enough to kill someone tho'.

First of all I was being sarcastic to a point, so chill people. I don't carry a gun, and I am against them to some degree, and don't think it would solve anything in any cycling situation (unless you are getting some how robbed with a gun pointed at your face, which even then it would be too late).

But interesting point all you brought up. I wonder though, if the ternimal velocity really would be great enough to kill someone. Probably just because of the small size of the bullet it would. Since pressure distributed over a small area will cause more damage.


What about carying a gun that shots blanks only? Can't really get arrested for shooting blanks can you? Sorry if this is stupid, but it would be funny to see! Of course though you would shoot into the air (the blanks) so that you don't cause the kid a heart attack (when he thinks that he was shot, but not killed).

I think there are also guns out there that are almost the real thing, but only serve the purpose of shooting blanks or something simillar.

FYI the terminal velocity of a falling bullet depends on its calibre but starts at about 270fps for a .22 bullet. Smaller calibre bullets would likely only cause injuries. Google "bullet terminal velocity".

As to paint ball guns, I got my car hosed by paint balls from a passing car last year. Luckily it was winter and I had my windows up or I could have copped one in the head. Having been shot at various ranges by paint ball guns while wearing appropriate safety gear I can tell you it hurts a LOT. The police caught the kids responsible, the shooter was convicted of discharging a firearm in public, had his paintball gun destroyed and paid a heavy fine for his trouble.

Not a smart plan either. Now you're got something that looks like a gun so that police, or anybody who's carrying a real one might be justified, or think they are justified, to shoot you. This isn't a game. If you pull out a gun you had better be prepared to use it and you had better be prepared for the consequences of using it. The same is true of anything that looks like a gun.

Fallings bullets do kill. It's a problem around New Years when idiots shoot guns in the air to bring in the New Year. Every few years there is a story of someone killed by falling bullets.

That's exactly right. In fact, throughout the 19th and early 20th century in the U.S., Independence Day was typically celebrated by firing guns into the air, but was eventually banned everywhere because hundreds of people were killed each July 4, many by falling bullets.