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BB, airsoft and paintball guns dangerous for kids, study finds

After reviewing 176 non-powder firearm injury cases, Dallas medical researchers say the devices should be viewed as “powerful weapons” rather than toys.

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‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ ala go karts and paintball guns (VIDEO)

Sure, paintball guns and go karts aren't typically synonymous with the “Mad Max” films, but it's pulled off perfectly in this little four-minute video.

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Toy Guns in the Wake of Sandy Hook

Is there a category of toy any more controversial than toy guns? As the nation tunes in to the contentious conversation about guns, many parents are questioning the role of guns in their children's play. Is an early interest in guns part of normal childhood development, or a sign of something darker?

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Simunition at Florida Gun Range Allows You to Shoot (at) Your Friends (VIDEO)

Combat City in Orlando gives one the ability to shoot Simunition rounds through their own firearms. The result is a training experience unlike anything one will find at a conventional gun range.

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Project Sentry Gun: Build Your Own Autonomous Paintball Turrets (VIDEO)

Project Sentry Gun is an open-source project that has developed software and plans for paintballers to build their own computer-controlled automatic tracking and targeting paintball-shooting sentry guns.  You can build one at home for way less than you think.

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New Kingman Spyder MRX Paintball Gun for 2012

Whether you think paintball is a good way to train, stay in shape, and hone your skills, or just a nice game to pass the time, it's hard to like guns without also liking paintball.  Kingman, an upper-echelon paintball gun maker, has introduced a fun-looking model for 2012, the MRX.

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Rangers Lead the Way! In Paintball!

The Army Rangers started up their Warrior Adventure Quest back in 2008.  It's an extreme-sports filled outlet for returning soldiers to, uh, safely seek out adrenaline-pumping activities, like paintball, for example.  So far, it's been a great success and they have plans on expanding it.

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(Mostly) Silent but (Definitely) Deadly: Modern (and not so Modern) Air Rifles

Air guns. Pffft. Those are for kids. Big kids, that is. Today air guns of the PCP, CO2 and Spring-Piston variety are reaching thwacking distances of 100 yards at over 1000 fps, are readily available for cheap prices and, hey, you won't freak out your neighbors shooting in your house.

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