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6/5/2009 7:38:58 PM

why are they called markers and not guns?

6/5/2009 7:49:10 PM

I think because people get scared when they hear the word "gun"

6/5/2009 8:28:37 PM

^that's actually true. Some of the more exotic tacticool and military and/or police training models look like the real deal, at least they did when paintball was getting more widespread. Mommies everywhere were convinced it would lead to using real guns on people.

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6/5/2009 9:22:17 PM

actually they started as paint markers for marking trees, thats how the whole sport got created.

6/5/2009 9:24:48 PM

well, trees, cows, anything you need to mark from at range. With oil based paint in wax balls.

6/5/2009 9:26:45 PM

well yes that may be the origin, thats not why people are/were trying to keep calling them markers and not guns

[Edited on June 5, 2009 at 11:25 PM. Reason : .]

6/5/2009 11:25:01 PM

Now that we know a bit of history, is anyone interested in the marker?

6/6/2009 9:34:05 AM