| Paintball can be a dangerous sport. Well, the marker | | | | without a helmet? If you ask any Marine about |
| (paintball gun) can be dangerous. Well, people can be | | | | weapon safety, any Marine, they will tell you to |
| dangerous with paintball guns, real guns, knives or even | | | | assume that the weapon is loaded at all times. They |
| a baseball. The point is that there are many things that | | | | will tell you to keep the muzzle pointed in a safe |
| could be considered dangerous. You can probably | | | | direction and to keep the safety on. If they see you |
| think of a few right now. A baseball could be | | | | walking around with a magazine in your weapon they |
| dangerous if you threw it at someone and they | | | | will tell you to stop and remove the magazine and |
| weren't expecting it and you caught them in the face. | | | | clear your weapon right now. They don't play around |
| A paintball marker is the same way. They can be | | | | with weapon safety and neither should you. |
| dangerous it you don't use your safety precautions. | | | | A paintball gun plug is a simple device and much like |
| That's where your paintball gun sock or plug comes in. | | | | the sock is a necessity when going to an organized |
| These are a couple of pieces of equipment that are | | | | paintball field. A plug fits into the working end of your |
| designed to help you be safe with your paintball gun. A | | | | paintball gun and keeps paintballs from being fired |
| barrel sock is designed to catch a paintball in the event | | | | accidentally. You have to have either a paintball gun |
| that your paintball gun was fired accidentally. Of | | | | sock or a paintball gun plug attached to your marker |
| course it helps to have your sock on your marker in | | | | when checking in for your game of paintball. If you are |
| order to catch a paintball. The main reason you need a | | | | not in the field you are required to have your sock or |
| paintball sock or a plug is for those times where you | | | | plug attached to your weapon. And even when getting |
| are not on the field and people around you have | | | | on the field you must have your marker plugged or |
| removed their masks. The most dangerous place that | | | | socked until just seconds before your game starts. |
| you could shoot someone is in the face. Someone | | | | Always make sure that your paintball marker is safe |
| could loose an eye if they got shoot in the eye. Have | | | | and that you are safe with your weapon. When you |
| you ever heard the phrase "it's all fun and games until | | | | are not on the field make sure that you have either |
| someone gets shot in the eye"? It really happens more | | | | your paintball gun sock or plug installed properly on |
| often than you think and that's why we have to | | | | your weapon. And if you see anyone else who is not |
| constantly remind each other to put a sock on it. | | | | being safe you have a responsibility to remind him to |
| Safety in any sport is a necessity. Why do you think | | | | make his weapon safe. As always keep your weapon |
| that professional football players have pads and a | | | | pointed down range and keep both eyes in your head. |
| helmet? Ever notice baseball players going up to bat | | | | |