| Mr X, 24, is living with the results of being shot in the | | | | Had the pair practice Paintball safety rules this accident |
| face with a paintball. Mr X said, "I felt as if my eyeball | | | | would not have had to happen. Gun shoot projectiles |
| exploded" when Mr Z fired the paintball into his face. | | | | over 200 miles an hour and they are capable of firing |
| The impact of the hit forced Mr. X to the ground. | | | | over a dozen balls in a second. Yes, they leave marks |
| Mr Z admits he fired the gun that left a profound | | | | and bruises on the skin but they are not dangerous as |
| impact on Mr. X that he will carry with him for the rest | | | | long as you practice the safety rules. |
| of his life. Mr Z thought the gun was empty. | | | | The simple way to practice safety and not to have |
| The two were cleaning and doing safety checks on | | | | accidents is to wear the proper protection. Paintball |
| guns at Ape Paintball in Ratho, Scotland when the | | | | masks will protect your eyes, nose, ears and mouth |
| incident happened. It seems that Mr Z picked up a | | | | from the sting of the paintball. As long as this gear is |
| marker after being shot by Mr. X. Mr Z being in the | | | | worn a player will be protected from any harm from |
| mood for a bit of retaliation fired back at Mr X. What | | | | the ammunition. |
| Mr Z did not know was the marker was not empty. | | | | Ok, sooner or later a player will remove tier mask. |
| The barrel system was never checked for | | | | What happens then? How do we have protection |
| ammunition. | | | | when the mask is off. Proper paintball safety requires |
| After spending a week in the hospital and having | | | | players to use barrel plugs or barrel socks. Simply |
| surgery to save his vision, Mr. X will have life-long | | | | after the game is over add the barrel protection to the |
| vision problems. | | | | barrel BEFORE THE MASKS come off. This simple |
| Mr. Z is a university business student. Because of this | | | | rule is the answer to all eye accidents. If all players |
| accident, Mr Z will pay life-long consequences. | | | | practice this safety rule and not fool around with their |
| Knowing that he, Mr. Z, permanently damaged Mr. X's | | | | rifles and guns in the staging area, severe paintball |
| eye is a heavy price to pay for an instant of not using | | | | injuries would be avoided. |
| Paintball safety rules. | | | | |