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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.