{"id":2160,"date":"2007-05-10T05:06:16","date_gmt":"2007-05-10T11:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/loco\/stupid-passtime\/"},"modified":"2011-05-16T19:26:36","modified_gmt":"2011-05-17T01:26:36","slug":"stupid-passtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/loco\/stupid-passtime\/","title":{"rendered":"Stupid Passtime"},"content":{"rendered":"

KRQE News 13 – Paintball potshots end in arrest<\/a><\/p>\n

An alleged drive-by shooter was arrested Sunday after an officer spotted him firing at pedestrians with a paintball gun, Albuquerque police reported. …<\/p>\n

On Sunday morning, Ernest Jerry Molina is accused of taking those factors for granted while shooting at people from his truck at Central Avenue and Washington Street.<\/p>\n

An officer reported witnessing the shooting. Molina was thrown in jail, charged with propulsion of missiles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe problem with this is the guns look very similar and almost exactly to a regular weapon,\u201d Hoffman said.<\/p>\n

Even up close a paintball gun does appear to be a deadly weapon, and it shoots like one.<\/p>\n

That’s why it’s taken so seriously by paintball gamers and game centers. A paintball bullet can cause serious injury if hit hard enough and in a vulnerable place.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they\u2019re shot in the eye, … it could take an eye out.” Conrad Morawski of Hinkle Family Fun Center said. \u201cIf they get shot in the head at 400 feet per second there’s a possibility for brain damage.”<\/p>\n

In rare cases, death can even result. …<\/p>\n

Molina, who reportedly admitted his actions, is out on bond and id expected in court Tuesday.<\/p>\n

I’m not an ‘eye-for-an-eye’ guy, but Molina should know what a stupid and cruel thing he did. mjh<\/span><\/p>\n

mjh\u2019s blog \u2014 Photo of Paintball Wound<\/p>\n

Photo of Paintball Wound<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n