Topic: Paintballs

A trend started by rapper 21 Savage called "Paintballs Up, Guns Down" was intended to reduce gun violence but has reportedly backfired in several cities. Police in Milwaukee and Greensboro have seen a surge in paintball-related incidents, some of which have escalated into deadly shootings with real firearms. Despite the rapper paying for the funeral of a young victim, law enforcement warns that the trend is terrorizing residents and causing unintended casualties.

A pastor of a small parochial school describes a training session where a SWAT team (Tactical Response Team) used the school to run combat drills with paintballs. The scenarios included "angry parents" and "Unabomber lookalikes" with fake IEDs. The hosts use the story to illustrate the increasing militarization of local police forces.

A pastor of a small parochial school describes a training session where a county Tactical Response Team used the school building for combat drills. Rather than training staff on safety, the officers ran scenarios involving hostages and IEDs, firing paintballs at each other and the walls. The event is cited as evidence of the increasing militarization of local law enforcement and the normalization of combat tactics in civilian spaces.

A Russia Today report describes how U.S. military recruiters are targeting teenagers at video game and paintball tournaments. The hosts compare this to the plot of the movie "The Last Starfighter," where a youth is recruited by aliens after mastering a video game.