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German Gov To Ban Paintballing After Shooting

Posted by samzenpus on from the we-all-fall-down dept.

whoever57 writes "In response to the school shooting in March in which 16 people were killed, the German Government plans to ban all games in which players shoot at each other with pellets. The rationale for this is that 'paintball trivializes violence and risks lowering the threshold for committing violent acts.' Fines could be up to 5,000 euros."

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  1. Bad translation by TiggertheMad · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The article was translated using machine translation, and contained a number of errors as a result.

    The law actually is banning Nazi Paintball. It specifically states the fine is for any games where players shoot each other with diet pills, not pellets.

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