Police around downtown have paintball guns. HA! HA!

[Archbishop]

Indianapolis's finest are protecting downtown crowds with paintball guns. When asked about it they said, " Hey Paint balls really hurt."


OK, lighten up, I'm kidding. Actually they said they're filled with terror gas balls. Those hurt to, just different.

 

[threefiftyfour]

If you are going to spend the money to go to the game, then act like an idiot, a paintball is too good for you.

Less than lethal + moron = the problem with modern society

remember the good old days when dumb people died? The world was left a tiny bit smarter every time someone said "hey y'all, watch this"

 

[fullmetaljesus]

that kinda looks like a tippmann. thats a good gun.

 

[TaunTaun]

I miss my tippman A-6 R/T.

That was a good paintball gun. I had an 18" barrel on that sucker. Really reach out and touch someone. With the R/T it was good for suppressive fire as well.

 

[rotortech]

This makes sense to me. If they are after someone for something like assault, they can plant a couple of paint marks on him before he gets lost in the crowd without putting others at risk.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

I miss my tippman A-6 R/T.

That was a good paintball gun. I had an 18" barrel on that sucker. Really reach out and touch someone. With the R/T it was good for suppressive fire as well.

I once played a few rounds with a Tippmann A5. it was nice. But i still prefer my Spyder Rodeo.

 

[1911 DeadHead]

Shocker 4x4 classic.

 

[Chesh97]

that kinda looks like a tippmann. thats a good gun.

They are. According to "pepperball", they have different internals that cause a higher PSI.. but it's a tippmann gun, and pepperball slaps their logo sticker on it.

 

[Goober135]

Call me overkill, but if I had to use a Tippman with pepperballs, this would be my choice!

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoBOTTvzXsw&feature=related[/ame]

 

[Naptown]

Call me overkill, but if I had to use a Tippman with pepperballs, this would be my choice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoBOTTvzXsw&feature=related

Surprised that doesn't fall under NFA.

 

[snapping turtle]

Used to tag people for disturbung behavior. Just to mark them and pick them up later in the croud. Not unusual in marches and demonstrations.

 

[Denny347]

NOT for marking, they are pain compliance. They do not fire "paintballs". They look similar but are made from hard plastic and not the soft shell of a paintball. They will break skin at 20ft through a sweat shirt. A standard paintball will blow up in the chamber if fired in this.

 

[J10]

Shocker 4x4 classic.

Smart Parts!

Been a long time since i played paintball. It was alot of fun... and expensive.

 

[Sylvain]

Do they have a paintball team?

More and more police forces use paintball guns, either for training in FOF scenarios, marking people in crowds during riots, shooting OC rounds, rubber rounds etc.

 

[in625shooter]

It is a pepperball gun. If you notice the Officer has a gas mask on his side which is not usually carried on the body as part of daily equipment. Shooting suspects for "pain" compliance or "marking" them to identify them isn't SOP for most agencies.

 

[Indycar]

NOT for marking, they are pain compliance. They do not fire "paintballs". They look similar but are made from hard plastic and not the soft shell of a paintball. They will break skin at 20ft through a sweat shirt. A standard paintball will blow up in the chamber if fired in this.

It is a limited violence crowd control device.

It serves a dual purpose. The "balls" are filled with some really nasty pepper spray type fluid. A. they disable the perp. B. If they aren't effected by by the balls and run, they are identifiable.

The IMPD used these on the concert crowds at the Speedway in May with great success.

 

[in625shooter]

It is a limited violence crowd control device.

It serves a dual purpose. The "balls" are filled with some really nasty pepper spray type fluid. A. they disable the perp. B. If they aren't effected by by the balls and run, they are identifiable.

The IMPD used these on the concert crowds at the Speedway in May with great success.

I am qualified on and have used pepperball guns. They are an OK tool but they are not anywhere as effective as you would think they would be. I haven't ever seen where the "impact" was painfull enough to make them quit. The particals when the start breathing yeah. Hopefully they won't need to use them.

 

[adam]

They are tippman pro-carbines, old old school markers. We watched them light a guy up pretty well from climbing on those info/map structures they have. Pretty much the highlight of the night.

I have to give a huge +1 to the State Police there last night, extremely professional and very nice.

 

[BoomstickBuff]

They are tippman pro-carbines, old old school markers. We watched them light a guy up pretty well from climbing on those info/map structures they have. Pretty much the highlight of the night.

I have to give a huge +1 to the State Police there last night, extremely professional and very nice.

Completely agree with this. Given the sheer number of people in downtown Indy and the challenges that creates for the LEOs, I was very impressed with their professionalism.

 

[jsx1043]

Yep, older model Pepperball gun. They've upgraded to modded 98's and A-5's.

PepperBall Technologies Incorporated | Products