# Wednesday, May 13, 2009
By: Joe Huffman Wednesday, May 13, 2009 8:37:18 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00) ( Crap for brains | Freedom | Gun Rights )

You can be pretty sure no one has been killed or injured with a gun used for laser tag and permanent injuries with paintball guns are exceedingly rare. But that isn't really relevant is it? It's the thought that counts:

The Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democrat Party agreed on Tuesday evening to reforms to Germany's gun laws, which include a controversial ban on war games like paintball or laser-tag.

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The draft law would also bar youths under the age of 18 from shooting high-caliber firearms at target practice.

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The plan also contains provisions to impose hefty fines on the operators of war games like paintball, a game in which players use air-guns to shoot paint-filled ammunition at opponents. Lawmakers say the sport "simulates killing" and should be outlawed.