Across California, police departments are rapidly expanding “Drone as First Responder” programs, triggering intense public backlash over warrantless surveillance and corporate overreach.
Across California, police departments are rapidly expanding “Drone as First Responder” programs, triggering intense public backlash over warrantless surveillance and corporate overreach.
I very much want you to try that
I’ve been rained on by birdshot, now go look at what I said
It’s very annoying how nerds who don’t even shoot spout confidently incorrect bs.
Guns are scary arcane sticks that go boom, infinitely complex and unable to be deciphered - better to never touch them or try to understand the physics behind them.
You said it won’t hurt.
So like… I chuck a small pellet into the air and it hits some child in the eye. And your claim is it won’t hurt.
And that sounds right to you?
Oh, you’re worried about kids?
Ok, I’ll tell you what - find me a list of kids injured by birdshot in the past 10 years and I’ll find you a list of kids killed by cops. We can compare the difference.
Also yes, outside of a freak accident it’ll feel like getting hit by airsoft pellets. Should we ban kids from playing with airsoft guns or paintball guns because they might get hit in the eye?
Well, they have helmets and eye protection for paintball and airsoft, at least where I live, so I suppose it has already been banned.
Maybe in commercial settings, none of the home games I’ve played ever involved protection. Ultimately there are no laws requiring glasses or helmets to be sold alongside either airsoft or paintball guns, which means it’s up to the people who buy them.
I’m not saying it’s right, mind you - airsoft/paintball effectively act as training wheels for gun safety. You should treat them the same way as a real gun, you can genuinely hurt someone if you’re not being careful.
That being said, I stand by my statement - if you’re concerned about kids you should 100% be more concerned with the inevitable confrontation with police forces across the U.S. than potentially harming someone while resisting them.
For what it’s worth, I’ve had birdshot bounce off a hard target and hit me in the cheekbone, and it stung but didn’t do much damage