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You're hearing me the wrong way, I don't care if under 18 people play (Hell, I know a 9 year old with the maturity of some 30 year olds). However, they SHOULD be put under a probationary period for a long while before, as a LOT tend to do stupid things. For example, recently:
A local man was sitting in a park, reading the paper. Some 14 year old idiot shot him in the back of the neck 7 times.
A guy at my old high school walked around with a spring pistol in his pocket, and over the year shot a few people with it (Outside school property, but still, that's really quite stupid).
Generally, during skirmishes, I find most of the movie-inspired jackassedly stupid stunts are pulled by younger kids.
And to top it off, some tend to run around their house (In front of windows) shooting at each other without eye protection. Pretty dumb.
Altogether, a lot are liabilities to the sport. If they can prove themselves, as many do, I'm all for it. But if a 15 year old comes along, they should be given a rental on the field for the game only, and the responsible team members should keep an eye on him for the first while.
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