Paintball revisited

[cheffy 10]

It's camp pioneer in Ohio. Yes they are a BSA camp.

I think they have done something simular to what the Scout has proposed.

I a way I think it fills a niche. It gets the paintball urge out of their system.

 

[evmori 11]

If so are they twisting the G2SS in the same way as the young man mentioned in this thread?

 

And just what part of the G2SS is being twisted?

 

Ed Mori

Troop 1

1 Peter 4:10

[Hunt 11]

"I've never been completely clear whether this was solely a safety issue (in which case, water guns and even dart guns might be ok) or a philosophical issue of no pointing anything resembling a weapon at someone else (in which case, even water guns would be verboten)."

 

This isn't made clear in the GTSS, or anywhere else I am aware of, which makes it difficult to determine if anyone is "twisting" the GTSS or not. I find it difficult to see how target shooting with real guns could be ethical and target shooting with paintball guns would not be, however--and target shooting with paint ball guns has got to be safer.

[DanKroh 11]

If so are they twisting the G2SS in the same way as the young man mentioned in this thread?

 

I am also unclear how honoring both the letter and the spirit of G2SS while allowing boys to pursue something that obviously holds a lot of interest for a lot of them is "twisting" anything.

 

Why is target shooting with paintballs "twisting" G2SS when target shooting with REAL firearms is ok (assuming target range safety rules are followed)?