[Typpyman]

thats pretty gay, i had the same problem at dicks sporting goods only because i live in the middle of nowhere, i drove a half an hour for them to tell me i cant fill my tank because im 16. So then i said the hell with the dicks at dicks and went to dunhams.

[Timmytimtim]

I like dicking with dicks.

[ff7sephiroth_phantom]

just walk up there with a case of paint, and a machete (you can be 16 to by knives and things of that nature)

[Natedogg0511]

I think the age should be around 15 or 16. Alot of the people playing are teens around that age. I started playing about a year ago but I am 24 so I dont have to deal with it. I do agree with the younger people though, they should be able to buy what the need to play the sport just like anyone else. It does suck that your parents wont help you out and go to the store with you though.

[sibleywibbley]

i had that problem when i was 17, im nineteen now, so haha to all you youngsters!!!
on topic angain, i say we start some sort of list to have the buyer assume full responsability and sign a waver when buying paint. but then again.. obama is president, so they're probbably going to scan your id every time you buy 'em from now on anyway.

[PiemanPie]

im 24, although i look younger, i got carded for paint at my local walmart, i was just thinking wtf the whole time, but i wanted my paint, so i shut up

[Robby C]

At my local shop I never have had to deal with this. I turned 16 in September, and since then I have bought two different markers, have gone through at least 10 cases of paint, and filled up my tank countless times. Your situation doesn't surprise me though, I've gone to Sports Authority in the past trying to fill up CO2 real quick, and they asked for my ID, I guess the local shops are cool with it.

Even when I was 15, I still bought paint and air, and they never asked me for an ID.

[anthony#69]

cuz stupid ppl shoot sighns and ppl from cars thats why and dont forget the animals

[Growingpain]

Sports Authority Did the Same thing to me.

Go to Locally owned stores

Mine Used to give me free stuff.

[feathers66]

well theres your problem look at where you buy your stuff...

[Jebuskitty]

I just went into today to get a tank filled at my local store.
Turns out my tanks were expired. I bought new ones. and got them charged.
IM 14.

[AznAssassin]

What I find strange is the fact that when you're 17, you can join the Marines and go overseas to get shot at and yet it is too dangerous for you to go and get a case of paint that cannot possibly kill you. I don't see the logic behind these restrictions... Don't go to places like Scheels or Waly World (Walmart) to get your paint. Support your local pro shops and pay cash!

[Wolfness]

I'm going to go to walmart today and do that. Name some random paintball parts and ask them about them in their crappy markers. I'm gonna go to the $20 pump 12g co2 marker and ask about random things

[BluntShot]

get sponsered and have ur paint catered to ur practice

[Kraz3dpball]

lol

[Clemroc]

So much cursing, what the hell is wrong with you..?
No wonders they didn't let you fill your HPA tank and buy paintballs if you talk like this to the sellers.

From what I've experienced, you don't need to be 18 to buy paint or fill your tank in Florida, France, and most countries in Central America.
I don't know if this varies from store to store or state to state in the USA. However, to play or buy a marker, you need parental authorisation in many places if you are a minor. I've heard that in some places, Airsoft requires to be 18 to buy or play, even if you have parental authorization. But I don't really care about Airsoft, nor about the legalities as they don't affect me hehe

[hatchetwarrior1246]

Originally Posted by CheckerBoard

I just speak gibberish with random paintball lingo thrown in:
"Hey, can you tell me how I could fix the ram on my spyder? I LPRed it and now it chops constantly and the eyes look broken and the wire is pinched. I don't know how to put paintballs in the gun and what is that pully lever thing for on the handle?"

I pulled that on a guy once and he taught me how to make a spimmy.
I never did it but boy was I owned.

[Nofx_Kid]

Buy from your local proshops. Normally they arn't to anal about that crap.

[Mark williams]

some store see it as ammunition it cant kill but it can harm a person.

[maxrox]

dicks wouldent let me buy a set of pods from them when i was starting out cuz i was 14

[Khanhfucious]

Its a liability issue. Technically pro-shops arent supposed to sell to you either, but they want to make the sale.