Yeah, I thought of this. Then I went and looked up paintball pistols. The prices I saw were around $280. Cheaper ones didn't look as if they would be a good choice for carrying on horseback. Still might be feasible for some folks.
Also - I would be sure to shoot at the bike, rather than the rider. First - it sounds better if you are trying to explain to a police officer, and second, it is harder to hide a painted bike than to throw away some clothes.
The other point is that those pistols look a lot like real pistols, so anyone using them would need to keep that in mind w/ regard to police, etc. You don't want to get shot because someone mistook your paintball gun for a real one.
I have to wonder if one were to carry a paintball gun, and shoot one or all of the illegal riders/bikes in the body (no intent to cause injury) then call all of the police agencies in the area to be on the lookout for a marked rider or bike, and all of the area papers/TV stations to publicize that there are marked bikes/riders who were illegally riding the trails, how many of those people would be caught then? Also, probably many of the outlaws are teens and 20's who may have someone to answer to like a parent or spouse. It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall explaining to a parent how they got marked when they were supposed to be riding in legal areas.
jeri
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