Correct me please if I misunderstood the German in this article here, you German speakers out there, but does it really say that Germany’s coalition government wants to forbid the playing of paintball because it “lowers the threshold for acts of violence” like the one which recently took place in Winnenden?
Why stop there? Why not forbid German kids (of all ages) from playing cowboys and Indians and cops and robbers? Not that a German kid would ever pretend to shoot an Indian or a robber or anything (the cop maybe), that was just like a figure of speech or something OK? I’m just trying to follow this line of reasoning through to its logical conclusion, so give me a break already.
Verstöße sollen mit einer Geldbuße von bis zu 5000 Euro geahndet werden.
Observing Hermann 
No paint ball and more strict gun control? At least the Germans still have their automobiles to make a statement. There is nothing like a Geisterfahrer driving on the wrong side of the Autobahn, trying to take other people out with him/her.