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minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 day agoI mean yes, true, but: More dangerous More expensive Easier to track who purchased/likely owns one More complex to use. … if you get caught marking up a camera with paintballs… or frying it with a laser… Which person do you think is looking at more potential fines and jail time? Whats less expensive and easier to dismantle and throw away or otherwise dispose of? A fairly decently powered laser? Or a Tippmann 98?
I mean yes, true, but:
More dangerous
More expensive
Easier to track who purchased/likely owns one
More complex to use.
… if you get caught marking up a camera with paintballs… or frying it with a laser…
Which person do you think is looking at more potential fines and jail time?
Whats less expensive and easier to dismantle and throw away or otherwise dispose of?
A fairly decently powered laser?
Or a Tippmann 98?