I just saw a video taken by a group of teenagers who taped themselves doing paintball drive by shootings at less than 10 feet from the victims. The video was seized by police and made its way to TV. Many of the victims during the actual shooting and while the guns were presented through the window thought they were actually being shot. The video of the innocent victims being shot showed that they had a few seconds between seeing the gun and getting shot where they typically froze or tried to run. All the shootings were at night and the barrels of guns looked black and had no bright markings to separate them from real guns
This made me think...in those few seconds after I saw the gun, but before the shots were fired from the paintball guns, I believe that I would start shooting my REAL ccw gun in order to avoid death, obviously not realizing that I was staring at real weapons.
The video also showed the victims startled for about a second or two before they fall to the ground after being shot in the head or chest believing that they were dying from a real gun shot wound. If I didnt realize they were just paintballs yet...if I could I am sure I would fire back to keep from getting shot again...but who knows, maybe I would just curl into the fetal position at that point.
At any rate, this is a scary thought...even though I would believe I am defending my life...I could end up killing some teenagers who didnt even have real guns. I dont know how my actions would be viewed, and Im sure this kind of thing doesnt happen much, but with the growing popularity of paintball and misguided youths, it made me think. At the time I would be 100% sure I was doing the only thing I could to protect my life, after all, I cant outrun a bullet and if a gun is already pointed at me , I have little choice but to fire in self defense. After the fact however, I could be in big trouble and really hate myself.
This made me think...in those few seconds after I saw the gun, but before the shots were fired from the paintball guns, I believe that I would start shooting my REAL ccw gun in order to avoid death, obviously not realizing that I was staring at real weapons.
The video also showed the victims startled for about a second or two before they fall to the ground after being shot in the head or chest believing that they were dying from a real gun shot wound. If I didnt realize they were just paintballs yet...if I could I am sure I would fire back to keep from getting shot again...but who knows, maybe I would just curl into the fetal position at that point.
At any rate, this is a scary thought...even though I would believe I am defending my life...I could end up killing some teenagers who didnt even have real guns. I dont know how my actions would be viewed, and Im sure this kind of thing doesnt happen much, but with the growing popularity of paintball and misguided youths, it made me think. At the time I would be 100% sure I was doing the only thing I could to protect my life, after all, I cant outrun a bullet and if a gun is already pointed at me , I have little choice but to fire in self defense. After the fact however, I could be in big trouble and really hate myself.
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